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was taken back to Tenochtitlan, together with all the priests of the temple.
29 Also conquered in this campaign were the cities of Xalatlauhco, Cozcacuauhtenanco, Teotenanco, Metepec, Tepemaxalco, Tlacotempan, Tzinacantepec, Calli-Imanyan (Callimayan), and Tlacotepec, all in the easily accessible valley area.30 Other towns likely to have formed a part of this thrust were Ocoyacac (Teouyacac), Calixtlahuacan, Atlapolco, Capolloac, and Cuauhpanohuayan (Quapouya), completing the conquest of the southern valley area.31 However, these towns probably did not require more than the presence of the Aztec army to capitulate. |
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The Aztecs'next movement, as mentioned, was toward the south during the following campaign season (147677). It included the conquest of Tenantzinco and the reconquest of Ocuillan,32 located in separate passes out of the valley of Tolocan. As the army moved south, Ocuillan was conquered first, followed by Tenantzinco.33 The army probably marched south from Ocuillan, conquering towns as distant as Tonalli-Imoquetzayan, and including Chontalcoatlan, Poctepec, Icpatepec, and Amatepec.34 Also conquered at this time were Tecualocan, Oztoman, Teotzacualco, Malinaltenanco, Cuitlapilco, Coatepec, Acapetlahuayan, Totoltepec, Tenantzinco, Maxtlacan, and Zoquitzinco, and, apparently, Neucatepec (Necantepec), and Cimatepec.35 Cuauhnahuac was conquered during the same year, but by Ocuillan, not by the Aztecs.36 |
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The next expansion in this campaign took place to the north. At this time (1477) the Aztecs ended the military governorship of Ecatepec imposed after the death of its king in 1465, and a new ruler was installed.37 This may have been the result of matters that were strictly internal to Ecatepec, but its timing and the location of the town en route to the northern campaign suggest a connection. Whether or not the governor's rule had accomplished the ends for which it was originally imposed (and presumably it had), the newly reinstated ruler would have been eager to prove his support for the Aztecs and probably was an excellent ally in this campaign, supplying troops or providing logistical support. |
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The main target of this northern campaign, Xiquipilco, was conquered during the following campaign season (147778). Six thousand Xiquipilcas died in the conquest, and three thousand were captured.38 Other towns conquered during this campaign include Xocotitlan, Xilotepec, and Atocpan (Actopan).39 These towns are all accessible directly from the basin of Mexico, and a campaign staged |
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