The Mexica and Azcapotzalco Hegemony

Name: The Mexica and Azcapotzalco Hegemony
Start: 1371
End: 1380

Type Event Region Mesoamerica Time 1371–1380

In the 1370s, the Tepanec city-state of Azcapotzalco consolidated its hegemony over the Valley of Mexico under Tezozomoc, while the Mexica of Tenocht…

Timeline

1371–1376Azcapotzalco · Valley of MexicoAfter accession, Tezozomoc integrated the Tepanec cities, using Azcapotzalco as his overlord center, imposing tribute and military domination on city-states such as Texcoco and Tlatelolco, and establishing it as the most powerful polity in the Valley of Mexico.
1375–1380Tenochtitlan · Valley of MexicoAcamapichtli, the first Mexica tlatoani recorded in inscriptions and chronicles, took the throne, married Tezozomoc's daughter, and as a vassal fought wars for Azcapotzalco, receiving shares of conquered lands; Tenochtitlan's population and power expanded under the overlord's protection.

Sources

The Aztecs — Michael E. Smith (2003)
Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs — Michael D. Coe and Rex Koontz (2013)