Contents
Figures
Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
States as Complex Systems
States as Regional Organizations
Formation of Regional Political Systems
Documents
Archaeological Data on Aztec Culture
Methodology
Procedure
Occupational History of the Valley of Mexico
City-States
Tenochtitlan
Texcoco
Tlacopan
The Triple Alliance
Administration of Warfare
Imperial Tribute Collection
The Urban Center of Amecameca
Amecameca's People
Rituals and Ideology in Amecameca
Overview of Amecameca's Political Development
Titles and Officials
Support of Amecameca's Officials
Succession to the Office of Teuctli in Amecameca
Marriage Alliances of Amecameca's Rulers
Amecameca as an Independent City-State
Effects of Conquest
History and Internal Organization of Amecameca
Relations with Other Polities
Conquest by the Empire
Evolution of the Urban Center of Cuauhtitlan
Rituals and Deities of Cuauhtitlan
Support of Cuauhtitlan's Officials
Territorial Organization of Cuauhtitlan
Succession to Rulership in Cuauhtitlan
Political Alliances of the Independent City-State of Cuauhtitlan
Effects of Conquest
Cuauhtitlan's Political System
Pre-Imperial Political Alliances
Cuauhtitlan as a Dependency of Tenochtitlan
The Urban Center ofXochimilco
The Xochimilca
Xochimilca Deities and Rituals
Extent of Xochimilca Territory
Officials and Titles
Economic Support of Xochimilco's Administrators
Rulers of Xochimilco
Xochimilco's Pre-Imperial Political Alliances
Xochimilco as a Dependency of the Triple Alliance
Summary and Conclusions
The Urban Center of Coyoacan
Ideology and Religion in Coyoacan
Coyoacan's Territory
Officials and Titles
Administration of Dependencies
Economic Organization of the Tlatoani's Household
Ruler Succession in Pre-Hispanic Coyoacan
Coyoacan as a Dependency of the Aztec Empire
Coyoacan's Obligations to the Triple Alliance
Coyoacan's Alliances with Other City-States
Coyoacan and Tenochtitlan
The Urban Center of Teotihuacan
The People of Teotihuacan
Territorial Organization of Teotihuacan
Officials and Titles
Marriage Alliances of Teotihuacan's Rulers
Teotihuacan's Political Alliances
Teotihuacan as a Dependency of Texcoco
Teotihuacan as a Tributary Province of Tenochtitlan
Teotihuacan as a Dependency of the Triple Alliance Capitals
Territories
Urban Centers
City-State Officials
Rulership
Marriage Alliances of Ruling Lineages
Confederations of City-States in the Valley of Mexico
Administration of Dependencies of the Empire
Effects of Conquest
The Political Hierarchy
The Tribute Hierarchy
Marriage Alliances
Centralization vs. Autonomy
Conclusions
Glossary of Some Nahuatl and Spanish Words
Bibliography
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