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. The city stands at about 2,250 meters above sea level. In 2003 Texcoco had an estimated population of about 109,000 people. Historically, the name of the city has sometimes been rendered as Tezcuco. Texcoco is most noted for its membership in the Aztec Triple Alliance . The city also has impressive Spanish Colonial Style Architecture , including a large Convent and the Cathedral built atop the base of a Pre-Columbian pyramid. History Texcoco was founded in the 12th Century , on the shore of Lake Texcoco , as an independent Nahuatl city-state. In 1428, King Nezahualcoyotl allied Texcoco with the Aztecs of Tenochtitlan . Texcoco thereby became the second most important city in the eventual Aztec Empire, by agreement receiving two-fifths of the tribute collected. The city was known as a center of learning within the Empire, and had a famed library including books from older Mesoamerica n civilizations. King Nezahualcoyotl (1403 - 1473) was a noted poet, philosopher, and patron of the arts. He also had a large botanical and zoological garden, with specimens of plants and animals from throughout the Empire and from the more distant lands which the Empire traded with. Nezahualcoyotl's son King Nezahualpilli (1464-1515) continued the tradition of patronizing the arts. In 1520 the troops of Hernán Cortés occupied the city and killed King Cacamatzin , Nezahualpilli's son and the last independent king, and made Texcoco his base for planning the conquest of Tenochtitlan. From 1827 to 1830 Texcoco was the capital of México State . External link |