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HISTORY OF MEXICO. 



ken of furrender, and delivered themfelves up to the 

 mercy of the conquerors. 



This vi6i:ory made Itzcoatl mafter of all the ftates of 

 the Tepanecas, and crowned Montezuma with glory. It 

 is not a little wonderful, fay hillorians, that the greater 

 part of the prifoners taken in that war with Cojohuacan 

 belonged to Montezuma and three brave Acolhuan offi- 

 cers ; for all the four, in imitation of the ancient Mexi- 

 cans in the war againft the Xochimilcas, had agreed to 

 cut oiF a lock of hair from every one they took, and 

 moft of the prifoners were found with this mark upon 

 them. Having thus happily clofed this expedition, and 

 regulated the alFairs of Cojohuacan, and the other fub- 

 jcdi cities, both the kings returned to Mexico. It was 

 judged proper by the king Itzcoatl to place one of the 

 family of their ancient lords over the Tepanecas, that 

 they might live more peaceably and with lefs relu6lance 

 under the Mexican yoke. This dignity he conferred on 

 Totoquibuatzin, fon of a fon of the tyrant Tezozomoc. 

 It had not appeared that this prince had taken any part 

 in the war againft the Mexicans, owing either to fome 

 fecret attachment which he had to them, or his averfion 

 to his uncle Maxtlaton. Itzcoatl fent for him to Mexico, 

 and created him king of Tlacopan, or rather Tacuba, a 

 conliderablc city of the Tepanecas, and of all the places 

 to the weflward, including alfo the country of Mazahua- 

 can ; but Cojohuacan, Azcapozalco, Mixcoac, and other 

 cities of the Tepanecas, remained immediately fubjedl to 

 the king of Mexico. That crown was given to Totoqui- 

 huatzin, on condition of his ferving the king of Mexico 

 with all his troops whenever required, for which he was 

 to receive a fifth part of the fpoils which they fliould take 

 from the enemy, Nezahualcojotl likewife was put in 



poffeffion 



