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40. Acosta 1604, 2:486 [bk. 7, chap. 15]; Códice Ramírez 1975:61. |
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41. Crónica mexicana 1975:27880 [chap. 18]; Durán 1967, 2:11718, 122 [chap.14]. |
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42. Crónica mexicana 1975:27880 [chap. 18]; Durán 1967, 2:119 [chap. 14]. |
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43. Acosta 1604, 2:48687 [bk. 7, chap. 15]; Códice Ramírez 1975:60; Durán 1967, 2:11921 [chap. 14]. The battle allegedly took place the year following the conquest of Mizquic and lasted seven days (Torquemada 197583, 1:207 [bk. 2, chap. 42]). These conquests were apparently fought in late autumn because of the roles played by the lake. At this time the lakes in the basin of Mexico still lacked extensive hydraulic works, so the combination of seasonal rain and a high evaporation rate meant that the lakes underwent enormous fluctuations in water level, with the nadir in late spring (Hassig 1985:13739). Thus the effective employment of a canoe assault was most feasible during the autumn, with declining possibilities through winter and into spring. |
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44. Acosta 1604, 2:487; Códice Ramírez 1975:6162; Durán 1967, 2:12531 [chap. 15]. |
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45. Chimalpahin 1965:96 [relación 3]; Durán 1967, 2:12531 [chap. 15]. As a minority dissent from this interpretation, Ixtlilxochitl (197577, 2:87 [chap. 34]), a chronicler and embellisher of Tetzcoco's history, records that the Tetzcocas fought a real war with the Aztecs at Tepeyacac for seven days but that the Tetzcocas lost and made peace with the Aztecs. |
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46. Although the data are muddled regarding the precise sequence of events, some sources place the conquest of Tetzcoco before the conquests in the southern basin (Chimalpahin 1965:192 [relación 7]; Ixtlilxóchitl 197577, 2:80 [chap. 31]). But they probably confuse this "conquest" with the reconquest of the Acolhua domains, and most historical sources put the submission of Tetzcoco later (Anales de Cuauhtitlan 1975:66; Códice Ramírez 1975:61; Crónica mexicana 1975:249 [chap. 9]; Leyenda de los Soles 1975:128; Paso y Troncoso 193942, 10:118). |
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47. One source indicates that the Aztecs won the war and conquered Chalco but that it rebelled immediately (Ixtlilxóchitl 197577, 2:107 [chap. 39]). But it is clear that the war continued intermittently for decades, with victories and defeats on all sides. |
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48. Carrasco 1984a. |
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49. Anales de Cuauhtitlan 1975:50, 66; Dibble 1981:14; Ixtlilxóchitl 197577, 2:80 [chap. 31]; Torquemada 197583, 1:209 [bk. 2, chap. 42]. |
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50. Crónica mexicana 1975:250 [chap. 9]. With the exception of Chiapan, all of the latter towns are located to the west of the mountains ringing the basin of Mexico, while the former towns all lie to the east, which could easily define a logical campaign area. However, none of these towns is listed as a conquest of the. subsequent king, Moteuczomah Ilhuicamina, although they are included in lists of the towns within his empire (Durán 1967, 2:205 [chap. 25]). Thus the slight evidence of their prior conquest by Itzcoatl's reign must be accepted. The fact that these towns formed part of Moteuczomah Ilhuicamina's empire (Durán 1967, 2:205 [chap. 25]), plus some additional evidence (Códice Telleriano-Remensis 196465:278) and the Crónica |
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