HISTORY OF MEXICO. 



temazcalH^ or ciftiis ; but as the conquerers fought for 

 him every where they at lafl found him ; no prayers nor 

 tears with which he implored their mercy could prevail ; 

 they beat him to death with flicks and ftones, and 

 threw his body out into the fields to feed the birds of 

 prey. Such was the tragic end of Maxtlaton before he 

 had completed three years of his tyranny. Thus did 

 they put a flop to his injuftice, his cruelty, his ambi- 

 tion, and treachery, and the heavy wrongs done by 

 him to the lawful heir of the kingdom of Acolhuacan, 

 to his brother Tajatzin, and to the kings of Mexico. 

 His memory is odious and execrable among the annals 

 of thofe nations. 



This memorable event which totally altered the fy- 

 ftem of thofe kingdoms, fignahzed the year 1425, of 

 the vulgar era, precifely one century after the founda- 

 tion of Mexico. 



The next night the vi^lors were employed in facking 

 the city, in deftroying the houfes, and burning the tem- 

 ples, leaving that once fo celebrated court in a Hate of 

 defolation not to be repaired in many years. "While the 

 Mexicans and Acolhuas were gathering the fruits of their 

 vi^lory, the detachment of Tlafcalans and Huexotzincas 

 took the ancient court of Tenajuca by alTauIt, and the 

 day after joined the army to take the city of Cuetlach- 

 tepee. 



The fugitive Tepanecas, finding themfelves reduced 

 to the utmofl dilirefs in the mountains, and afraid of 

 being perfecuted even there by the victors, at lad 

 thought of furrendering themfelves and im,ploring mer- 

 cy ; and that they might be more certain of obtaining 

 it, fent off an illuflrions perfonage, in company with 

 other nobles of the Tepanecan nation, to the king of 



Mexico. 



