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Texcoco Principality in the 1460s

Type Event Region North America Time 1461–1470

In the 1460s, the Texcoco principality under Nezahualcoyotl maintained its role as the second core of the Triple Alliance, famed for its legal code, …

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  1. 1461–1470Texcoco · Valley of MexicoNezahualcoyotl continued to govern Texcoco in the 1460s, pursuing relatively enlightened judicial and religious policies, maintaining alliances with Tenochtitlan and Tlacopan, and was later praised as the 'philosopher king'.
  2. 1462–1468Court of Texcoco · Valley of MexicoThe court gathered poets, scholars, and judges to compile legal codes and Nahuatl poetry, making Texcoco a center of Mesoamerican knowledge and culture, complementing Tenochtitlan's military expansion.
  3. 1463–1470Valley of Mexico · Valley of MexicoTexcoco's armies participated in the alliance's external campaigns, sharing spoils and tribute under a quartered division, while acting as mediator in disputes among subject city-states, consolidating the Triple Alliance's internal coordination.

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