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The four lords and eight commoners sent by the king only reached Teticpac where they were told that the road was blocked with large trees and cacti, so they returned to Tenochtitlan.
21 Closing the road confirmed Teloloapan's treason, so Ahuitzotl decided to make war on it. Led by the king, the allied armies met at Teticpac (125 km. or 78 mi.; 4 to 7 days) to rest and then marched on Teloloapan (an additional 38 km. or 24 mi.; 2 days) and conquered it. |
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The lords of Teloloapan told Ahuitzotl that they had been misled by the people of Oztoman and Alahuiztlan22 who were also in rebellion. Three days later the people of Teloloapan provided food for the army and guided the Aztecs to Oztoman (40 km. or 25 mi.; 2 days), bypassing the closer town of Alahuiztlan (32 km. or 20 mi. from Teloloapan) and deferring its conquest. |
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The people of Oztoman refused to pay tribute to the Aztecs, so the army attacked, broke through the fortifications, burned the temple, and killed the people, sparing only the children. Then they sent emissaries to Alahuiztlan (8 km. or 5 mi.) asking for tribute, which the town refused to give, and the Aztecs attacked and razed |
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Fig. 29.
Base of the skull rack (tzompantli) at the Templo Mayor. (Courtesy of the
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