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HISTORY OF MEXICO. 



came from their ambufli, and attacked in front by thofcr 

 who were flying and had now faced about upon them j 

 haraffed thus on both fides, they were foon totally de- 

 feated. The enemy, who were able to fave themfelves 

 by flight, were purfued by the Mexicans as far as the city 

 of Tecuantepec, to which they fet fire, and taking ad- 

 vantage of the confufion and confternation of the peo- 

 ple, they extended their conquefls as far as Coatulco, a 

 maritime place, the port of which was much frequented 

 by the veflfels of the Spaniards, in the next century. 

 From this expedition Axayacatl returned enriched with 

 fpoils, and was crowned with the greatefl: pomp, there 

 being a proceflion of the tribute-bearers, and a facrifice 

 made of the prifoners. In the firft: years of his reign, 

 following the fteps of his predeceflTor, he applied himfelf 

 to theextenfion of his conquefl:s. In 1467 be re-con- 

 quered Cotafta and Tochtepec. In 1468, he obtained a 

 complete victory over the Huexotzincas and Atlixcas; 

 and on his return to Mexico, he undertook the building 

 of a temple, which he called Coatlan. The Tlatelolcos 

 cre^ed another in rivalfliip, which they called Coaxolotl; 

 by which the difcord between thefe two kings was re- 

 vived, which turned out, as we fliall fee hereafter, fatal 

 to the Tlatelolcos. In 1469, ToEoquihuatzin, the firft 

 king of Tacuba, died, who, for upwards of forty years, 

 while he held that fmall kingdom, was conftantly faithful 

 to the king of Mexico, and ferved him in almoft all the 

 wars which he undertook againft the enemies of the ftate. 

 He was fucceeded in the throne by his fon -Chimalpo- 

 poca, who refembled him no lefs in his bravery than his 

 fidelity. 



The lofs which the Mexicans fufFered, in 1470, by the 

 death of the great Nezahualcojotl king of Acolhuacan, 



was 



