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56. Díaz del Castillo 190816, 1:234 [bk. 4, chap. 63], 1:239 [bk. 4, chap. 65].
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57. Sahagún 1954:53; 1975:57.
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58. Sahagún 1954:53.
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59. Crónica mexicana 1975:613 [chap. 92].
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60. Crónica mexicana 1975:61314 [chap. 92].
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61. Crónica mexicana 1975:360 [chap. 38], 54445 [chap. 76], 620 [chap. 93], 626 [chap. 94].
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62. Sahagún 1954:53, 7273.
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63. Durán 1967, 2:170 [chap. 19].
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64. Crónica mexicana 1975:300302 [chap. 25].
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65. Sahagún 1975:57.
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66. Acosta 1604, 2:316 [bk. 5, chap. 8].
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67. Crónica mexicana 1975:625 [chap. 94], 633 [chap. 96].
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68. Sahagún 1957:6970.
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69. Sahagún 1952:4748; 1969:1115.
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70. Durán 1967, 2:169 [chap. 19].
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71. Hernández 1946:65 [bk. 1, chap. 20].
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72. For example, from the Matlatzincas, King Axayacatl personally captured two warriors and their wives and children (Torquemada 197583, 1:251 [bk. 2, chap. 59]). But the noncombatants would have required little skill to capture and could not have counted for purposes of status enhancement.
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73. The typical number of captives in a campaign is unclear, but numerous accounts present specific, though perhaps atypical, numbers. Almost 100,000 captives were taken by King Ahuitzotl in the Huaxyacac area (Ixtlilxóchitl 197577, 2:155 [chap. 59]); 16,400 captives were taken from Tecuantepec (Ixtlilxóchitl 197577, 2:166 [chap. 65]); 6,000 captives from Cuetlachtlan (Torquemada 197583, 1:225 [bk. 2, chap. 49]); more than 700 captive warriors from Tepeyacac (Torquemada 197583, 1:228 [bk. 2, chap. 50]); 11,060 captives from Xiquipilco (Torquemada 197583, 1:251 [bk. 2, chap. 59]); 1,200 captives from Tlacuilollan (Torquemada 197583, 1:267 [bk. 2, chap. 67]); 3,200 captives from Cuauhquechollan (Torquemada 197583, 1:290 [bk. 2, chap. 76]); 12,210 captives to be sacrificed from Tlachquiauhco, leaving no one in the town, 200 captives from Yopitzinco, 140 captives from Nopallan, and 1,332 captives from Quetzalapan (Torquemada 197583, 1:29596 [bk. 2, chap. 79]); 2,000 Tzapotecs, 3,000 Tlappanecs, 2,000 Huexotzincas, 3,000 Xiuhcoacas, and 600 more captives, all from the war with Xiuhcoac (Chimalpahin 1965:221 [relación 7]); half the people were killed at Acotepec and the other half taken captive (Crónica mexicana 1975:660 [chap. 101]); 3,860 captives from Icpatepec, 140 from Malinaltepec, and 400 from Izquixochitlan (Torquemada 197583, 1:293 [bk. 1, chap. 78]); and in the war with Teuctepec and Coatlan, the Aztecs took 160 captives, Acolhuas 180, Tepanecs 200, Chalcas 40, people of the lowland cities 20, Chinampanecs 60, Cuauhtlalpanecs 40, Nauhtecs 20, and Matlatzincas 80, totaling 800 captives (Crónica mexicana 1975:62526 [chap. 94]).

 
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