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 extended his dominions towards areas of Guerrero, Hidalgo, Puebla, Oaxaca and part of Veracruz, dominating the Anahuac high lands.

The Tlatócan named Axayacatl, as the seventh Tlatoani of 1469 to 1481, the name Axayacatl (Nahuatl: ā-xāyáca-tl, 'Mask of water' ' lacustrine insect from the Tabanidae family from whose eggs ahuahuatli is made) was Moctezuma I successor and father of Moctezuma II.

Under his rule, in 1473 Moquíhuix Tlatelolco tlatoani was accused of ill-treating one of his wives, from the mexica nobility and of having usurped power, so the tenochca declared war on them. The real underlying reason behind the conflict with their neighbor and closest ally was remote trade controlled by the tlaltelolcas.Moquihuix unsuccessfully sought the support of the tenochcas enemies. The event caused autonomy loss of Mexico-Tlatelolco. The tlaltelolcas a few years later the founding of Tenochtitlan separated forming an autonomous altépetl in the Mexico-Tlatelolco islet. A bloody battle ensued, probably provoked by the Mexica to take control of the important market of the city. The tlaltelolcas dug in their Templo Mayor from where Moquihuix, defeated was thrown down the steps. The tlaltelolcas were burdened with high tributes, their land was distributed and a mexica ruler was imposed.

The eight Tlatoani was Tízoc Chālchiuhtlatona (Nahuatl: Tīz-oc Chālchiuh-tlatona, 'Holes made with emeralds')?, (1436-1487) was a Huey tlatoani successor of his brother Axayacatl, specially dedicated to religious life and with little success in military expansion, had a relatively short reign (1481-1486).

He was the eldest son of Moctezuma Ilhuicamina and brother of Ahuizotl and Axayacatl. He was elected tlatoani in 1481 after the latter's death.

His first campaign, the attack on the city of Meztitlan, ended in defeat, and despite fourteen military campaigns that he undertook,