4. The Tepaneca War

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS ix
3. MAPS x
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction xv
6. A RAIN OF DARTS
7. 1. The Fall of Tula 1
8. 2. The Mexica Gain a King 22
9. 3. Mexico under Tezozomoc 43
10. 4. The Tepaneca War 67
11. 5. The Composition of Heaven and Earth 92
12. 6. Moteuczoma I and the State 112
13. 7. The Wars of Moteuczoma 136
14. 8. The Sacred Nature of the Mexican State 158
15. 9. The Reign of Axayacatl 174
16. 10. Two Kings of the Middle Period 200
17. 11. Moteuczoma II and the Presences 227
18. 12. The Failure of a Mexican Tlatoani 253
19. 12. The Failure of a Mexican Tlatoani 280
20. Abbreviations 291
21. Notes 294
22. Chronological Chart 333
23. References 339
24. Index 345