AZTEC EMPIRE TRIPLE ALLIANCE ALLIANCE ALTEPETL THESE THREE RULED AREA THE VALLEY MEXICO THEY WERE DEFEATED THE COMBINED SPANISH CONQUISTADOR NATIVE ALLIES VICTORIOUS FACTION CIVIL WAR CITY OF AZCAPOTZALCO TRIBUTARY INITIAL CONCEPTION THE EMPIRE THREE SELF TENOCHTITLAN QUICKLY ITSELF DOMINANT PARTNER MILITARILY SPANISH LANDS THE ALLIANCE EFFECTIVELY THE OTHER PARTNERS SUBSIDIARY WARS OF CONQUEST CENTRAL SOME MORE TERRITORIES XOCONOCHCO AZTEC EXCLAVE GUATEMALA RULE SCHOLARS HEGEMONIC RULERS CITIES LEFT POWER TRIBUTE TO SUPPLY MILITARY FORCES WAR IN RETURN THE IMPERIAL AUTHORITY PROTECTION POLITICAL STABILITY ADDITION FACILITATING INTEGRATED ECONOMIC NETWORK DIVERSE PEOPLES LOCAL AUTONOMY THE STATE RELIGION PANTHEON DOZENS DEITIES DEVOTION OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED CULT LARGE ENOUGH THE CENTRAL TEMPLE PRECINCT THE CAPITAL HUITZILOPOCHTLI PATRON GOD MEXICA PROVINCES RETAIN CONTINUE RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS FULLY GOD THE WORD MODERN USAGE INVENTION BY THE PEOPLE THEMSELVES USED TO REFER TO NAHUATL PEOPLE PRIOR ETHNICITY NAME COMES WORD MEANING AZTLAN MYTHICAL PLACE OF ORIGIN NAHUA PEOPLES PURPOSE SUBJECT TO ARTICLE AZTEC CIVILIZATION CHICHIMEC THE NORTH THE EARLY PICTOGRAPHIC CODICES THE AZTECS THE PLACE ORIGIN SETTLED THE BASIN INDEPENDENT PETTY KINGS TLAHTOHQUEH TOWNS MIGRATION EACH OTHER SHIFTING ALLIANCES THE LAST ARRIVE THE YEAR THE GOOD AGRICULTURAL LAND ALREADY CLAIMED PERSUADED THE KING CULHUACAN SETTLE INFERTILE PATCH THE HILL GRASSHOPPERS HIRED MERCENARIES IN BATTLE DAUGHTERS FLAYING AZTEC HISTORY THIS WAS DONE THE COMMAND LEARNED ATTACKED ARMY DRIVE ISLAND THE MIDDLE LAKE TEXCOCO EAGLE NESTED NOPAL INTERPRETED SIGN ON THIS ISLAND TWO HOUSE ALLIED PAID EXPAND RULER LEGITIMATE LEADERS PETITIONED THE KINGS DAUGHTER MARRY THEIR SON ACAMAPICHTLI ENTHRONED TLATOANI KINGDOM HELP ACOLHUA TEXCOCO EASTERN THE LAKE EVENTUALLY VITAL ROLE CONQUEST MAJOR LOYALTY TEPANEC KING SUCCESSION CRISIS PRECIPITATED HEIR MAXTLA SOON USURPED THE THRONE TURNED FACTIONS CHIMALPOPOCA DIED ASSASSINATED ITZCOATL DEFIANT IN RESPONSE TRIBUTE NEZAHUALCOYOTL FLED MILITARY SUPPORT DISSIDENT TLACOPAN TO WAR AFTER THE WAR TREATY TODAY THREE CITIES FUTURE WARS ACQUIRED WAS TO DIVIDED THE THREE KINGS TURN ELDER SPEAKER TRANSLATED EMPEROR DE JURE POSITION ABOVE THE NEXT DOMINATE SHORES THE GULF OF MEXICO THE PACIFIC PRIMARY ARCHITECTS TLACAELEL MOCTEZUMA NEPHEWS CIHUACOATL EQUIVALENT SOMETHING PRIME MINISTER VICEROY THE FORMATION OF SWEEPING REFORMS STATE AND RELIGION ALLEGED THE BURNING EXTANT LIES WISE ALL THE PEOPLE SHOULD PAINTINGS ORDER PROBABLY LIMITED DOCUMENTS POLITICAL PROPAGANDA PREVIOUS REGIMES THE HISTORY OF NATURALLY CONTROL KINGS PUPPET LOYAL IMPERIAL SYSTEM COLLECTORS TAXED POPULATION THE AUTHORITY DYNASTIES INSTITUTED POLICY SUBJECT HOLDINGS CREATE INCENTIVE COOPERATION REBELLED THE TRIBUTE FOREIGN REBELLIOUS GOVERNORS RATHER DYNASTIC NEW LAWS NOBLES COMMONERS THE DEATH PENALTY ADULTERY ROYAL SCHOOL COMMONER NEIGHBORHOODS TELPOCHCALLI RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION TYPE CALMECAC TEACH THE NOBILITY HIGH STANDING PRIESTS LESSER NOBILITY AWARDED CIVIL SERVICE THE ENGLISH KNIGHT RARE MARRIED ROYAL FAMILIES COMPONENT REFORM THE CREATION INSTITUTION REGULATED WARFARE FLOWER WARS MESOAMERICAN OVERALL STRONG PREFERENCE PRISONERS THE ENEMY SLOPPY POTENT APPROACH RITUALIZED HEALTHY EXPERIENCED AZTEC WARRIORS CAPTURED ENEMY WARRIORS SACRIFICE OFFICIALS BOTH SIDES CONDUCTED POLITY COLLECTING HISTORICAL MEANS APPEASING THE GODS MASSIVE DROUGHT NEIGHBORING TLAXCALA BEYOND TARGETS EXPANSION COYOACAN HUAXTEPEC THE MODERN MEXICAN STATE MORELOS NEW EMPIRE AGRICULTURAL DEATH MEXICO IN HAD TO THE DROUGHT EAST SOUTH AXAYACATL SPENT THE TERRITORY PREDECESSOR SAME TIME WEST INVADED TOLUCA VALLEY PREVIOUSLY THE REGION ATTEMPTS TAKE IT BACK LAUNCHED INVASION THE MET THE BORDER SOLDIERS KILLING AZTEC ARMY HIMSELF WOUNDED NEVER ENGAGED NEZAHUALPILLI BROTHER TIZOC REIGN PROVED APPARENTLY INCOMPETENCE FIVE YEARS AHUITZOTL THE FIRST PART OF NATURE NEW WAVE OAXACA VALLEY COAST BORDER MILITARY OUTPOST DISPERSED SUBSEQUENTLY FORTRESSES NEARBY PROTECT GUERRERO LARGEST POWERFUL AZTEC TRIPLE ALLIANCE BUILDING THE PRESTIGE THE COURSE ELDEST DISTINGUISH EVEN THOUGH NOMINAL ARMIES TLAXCALAN GENERAL TLAHUICOLE ONCE AGAIN FAILED TERRITORY RESTRICTED RAIDING DE FACTO ATTEMPT ADVISORS THE CHANCE ADVANCE CUT SHORT EXPEDITION LEADER ARMED SWORD AND SHIELD ACTUALLY EXPEDITIONS COMMANDER THE GOVERNOR DIEGO STOLEN THE BOATS WITHOUT PERMISSION THE ISLAND SPANIARD THE EXPEDITION BRIEF BATTLE THE LOCAL ABLE NEGOTIATE PEACE CAMPECHE GAVE SLAVE WOMAN MALINTZIN MAYAN ONCE MALINCHE TRANSLATOR LANGUAGE FIGURE INTERACTIONS FRANCES KARTTUNEN CEMPOALA THE TOWN VERACRUZ AMBASSADORS THE AMBASSADORS MEET TOTONAC GRIEVANCES TOTONACS IMPRISON COLLECTOR PERSUADING THE MOVE IDEA DECLARED WAR COMPANIES AT THIS TIME ATTEMPTED DISCOVERED SHIPS HARBOR REMOVE CROSSED SEEK XICOTENCATL THE YOUNGER BELIEVED FIGHTING CLOSE THE LEADERS STAND THE PEOPLE OF TRAVELED SMALLER COMPANY TLAXCALANS IN THE CITY CLAIMS PLANNED