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From thence the army of the Mexicans and Acolhuas 

 moved againft the rebels of Cojohuacan, Atlacuihuajan, 

 and Huitzilipochco. The Cojoacanefe had endeavour- 

 ed to excite all the other Tepanecas to fliake off the 

 Mexican yoke. The above-mentioned cities, and fome 

 neighbouring places, had complied with their folicita- 

 tions ; but others, intimidated by the deftru6i:ion of Az- 

 capozalcoj were afraid of expofmg themfelves to new 

 dangers. Before they declared their rebellion they be- 

 gan to ill-treat the Mexican women who went to their 

 market, and alfo any of the men who happened occafi- 

 onally to call at that city. Upon this Itzcoatl ordered 

 that no Mexican fliould go to Cojohuacan until the info- 

 lence of thefe rebels was properly punifhed. Having 

 finiflied the expedition to Huexotla, he went againft 

 them. In the three firft battles which were fought, he 

 gained fcarcely any other advantage than making them 

 retreat a little ; but in the fourth whilft the two armies 

 were fiercely engaged, Montezuma with a fet of brave 

 troops which he had placed in ambufcade, fell with fuch 

 fury on the rear-guard of the rebels that he foon difor- 

 dered and forced them to abandon the field and fly to 

 the city. He purfued them, and obferving their inten- 

 tion to fortify themfelves in the greater temple, he pre- 

 vented them by taking pofieflion of it, and burnt the 

 turret of that fanduary. This blow threw the rebels 

 into fuch confternation, that, quitting their city, they 

 fled to the mountains which lie to the fouth of Cojohua- 

 can ; but even there they were overtaken by the royal 

 troops, and chafed for more than thirty miles, until they 

 reached a mountain to the fouthward of Quauhnahuac, 

 where the fugitives exhaufted with fatigue, and with- 

 out any hopes of efcape, threw down their arms in to- 

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