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temple, and efpecially the TIatelolcos, having perceived 

 no h'ghtning, vi^ere perfuaded that the burning was caufed 

 by enemies come unexpectedly into the city, upon vi^hich 

 they immediately rofe in arms to defend it, and ran in 

 troops towards the temple. Montezuma being fufpicious 

 that it was a mere pretence of the TIatelolcos to raife a 

 feditioUj as he was always diffident of them, was fo pro- 

 voked at their difturbance, that he deprived them of all 

 the public offices which they held, and even forbade their 

 appearance at court, neither proteftations of their inno- 

 cence, nor prayers with which they implored the royal 

 mercy, having fufficienc weight to make him alter his 

 refolution ; but as foon as the firfl: heat of his paffion 

 was over, they were reindated in their employments and 

 his favour. 



In the mean while the Mixtecas and Zapotecas re- 

 belled againfh the crown. The principal leaders of the 

 rebellion, in which all the lords of each nation had en- 

 gaged, were Cetecpatl^ lord of Coaixtlahuacan, and Mo- 

 chuixochitl^ lord of Tzotzollan. Firfl: of all they trea- 

 cheroully murdered all the Mexicans in the garrifons of 

 Huayjacac and other places. As foon as Montezuma 

 had information of the rebellion, he fent a large army 

 againO: them, compofed of Mexicans, Tezcucans, and Te- 

 panecas, under the command of prince Cuitlahuac, his 

 brother and fucceffi^r in the crown. The rebels were 

 totally defeated, a great many of them taken prifoners 

 with their chiefs, and their cities facked. The army re- 

 turned to Mexico loaded with fpoils, the prifoners were 

 facrificed, and the (late of Tzotzollan was given to Cozca- 

 quauhtli^ the brother of Nahuixochitl, for his fidelity to 

 the crown, preferring the duties of a fubje6i: to the ties of 

 blood J but Cetecpatl was not facrificed, as he had not yet 



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