Having now consolidated their power, this Aztec triple alliance led by Montezuma Ilhuicamina now look to expand beyond their homes, in particular toward the wealth of the Mixtec cities (such as Coixtlahuaca) to the south.Įast of the Aztec, the allied city-states of Tlaxcala are determined to maintain their independence in the face of Aztec aggression.
A bitter feud for the throne between the rival brothers Tayatzin and Maxtla left them vulnerable, and in 1428 they were overthrown by the nascent alliance between the city-states of Mexico-Tenochtilan, Tlacopan and Texcoco. From the early fourteenth century, the valley of Mexico and its neighboring regions have labored under the sway of the rulers of the Tepanec rulers of Azcapotzalco.
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