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HISTORY OF MEXICO. 



In the room of AxayacatI, Tizoc was elefted, who was 

 his elder brother and had ferved in the poft of general 

 of the army (n). We do not find where he made his firft 

 expedition to procure the vidlims neceflary at the cere- 

 mony of his coronation. His reign was fliort and obfcure. 

 In the tentii painting, however, of Mendoza's colledion 

 there is a reprefentation of fourteen cities fubdued by 

 him., among which are Tokica and Tecaxic, which having 

 rebelled againfl the crown, occafioned the neceffity of re- 

 conquering them ; alfo Chilian, Jancuitlan, in the country 

 of the Mixtecas, Mazatlan, Tlapan, and Tamapachco. 

 Torquemada makes mention of a viftory which he ob- 

 tained over TIacotepec. 



It was in the time of this king, that the war between 

 the Tezcucan nation and the Huexotzincas happened. 

 This war took its rife from the ambition of the princes 

 the brothers of king Nezahualpilli. Although they 

 fliewed no difcontent, in the beginning, at the exaltation 

 of their younger brother, yet as the memory of their late 

 father began to die away, they felt themfelves unable to 

 endure the control of one whom, in point of age, they 

 had a right to command ; and formed a fecret confpiracy 

 againfl: him. To help them in their wicked deilgns they 

 applied firfl: to the Chalchefe, who were ahvays the fitteft 

 and readiefl: for fuch undertakings ; but failing in all the 

 means employed by them, they made felicitations to the 

 Huexotzincas for the fame purpofe. Nezahualpilli being 

 apprifed of their confpiracy, raifed fpeedily a fl:rong army, 

 and marched againfl: the Huexotzincas. The general of 



that 



(n) Acofta makes Tizoc fon of Montezuma I. and the interpreter of Men- 

 doza's colle<a:ion, makes him fon of Axayacatl ; but both are demonftrated to 

 be wrong, by other hiftorians. Acofta was wrong aifo in the order of the kings, 

 as he placed Tizoc's reign before Axayacatl. See our Differtations on thii 

 he;id. 



