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Battle of Tlatelolco
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The Battle of Tlatelolco was fought between the two pre-Hispanic altepetls Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco, two independent polities which inhabited the island of Lake Texcoco in the Basin of Mexico.
The burning temple of Tlateloclo and the death of Moquihuixtli, as depicted in the Codex Mendoza (early 16th century).
The burning temple of Tlateloclo and the death of Moquihuixtli, as depicted in the Codex Mendoza (early 16th century).
On the left, King Moquihuix, in eagle array and denoted by his name glyph, escaping up the steps of the pyramid pursued by Axayacatl; on the right, th
On the left, King Moquihuix, in eagle array and denoted by his name glyph, escaping up the steps of the pyramid pursued by Axayacatl; on the right, the victorious Axayacatl on the pyramid and Moquihuix lying defeated at the foot. From the Codex Cozcatzin.
Axayacatl
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Axayacatl was the sixth tlatoani of the altepetl of Tenochtitlan and Emperor of the Aztec Triple Alliance.
Battle of Tlatelolco
…the island of Lake Texcoco in the Basin of Mexico. The war was fought between Moquihuix (or Moquihuixtli), the tlatoani (ruler) of Tlatelolco, and Axayacatl, the tlatoani of Tenochtitlan. It was a last-ditch attempt by Moquihuix and his allies to challenge the might of the Tenochca, who had recently cemented…
Axayacatl as depicted in the Codex Azcatitlan
Axayacatl as depicted in the Codex Azcatitlan