mixtecs owned the land that is now mexico, before the aztecs.
mixtecs owned the land that is now mexico, before the aztecs.
who owned the land that is now mexico, before the aztecs?
mixtecs
the zapotec kingdom of zaachila expanded into the tehuantepec area under cosijoeza starting in 1487, pushing the native huaves to the narrow coastal strips around the tehuantepec lagoons. with this, the zapotecs gained control of the salt deposits of the area, which was a valuable commodity. tehuantepec became a second zapotec capital. this dominion had relations with the aztecs but did not pay tribute and controlled the trade route to central america. the influence of this dominion extended west to nexapa and along the coast to tlapanatepec. tequixixtlan and xallapan were subordinate dominions, ruled by governors sent from tehuantepec. tehuantepec increased in importance as the original capital of zaachila came under pressure from the mixtecs and later from the aztecs by the end of the 15th century. the aztecs’ interest here was the control the trade route between the mexican plateau to soconusco in chiapas and into guatemala. the aztecs attacked tehuantepec in 1496, and it was defended by an alliance of mixtecs and zapotecs. these two groups normally fought each other, but allied in the face of the foreign threat. this and the city’s formidable defenses led to a seven-month siege under aztec ruler axayacatl. the next aztec chief ahuiztotl, decided to marry his daughter coyolicatzin to the zapotec king cosijoeza. this ended the war.
tehuantepec
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