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, from 1565, showing the pictorial symbols for Texcoco, Tenochtitlan (Mexico), and Tlacopan.]] The Aztec Triple Alliance, also known as '''The Aztec Empire''', was an alliance of three ; Texcoco ; and Tlacopan . These City-state s ruled the area in and around the Valley Of Mexico from 1428 until they were defeated by the Spanish '' Conquistador es'' and their native allies under Hernán Cortés in 1521 . The Aztec Triple Alliance was formed by Itzcoatl of Tenochtitlan, Nezahualcoyotl of Texcoco, and the smaller city-state of Tlacopan in 1428. Despite the name, Tenochtitlan was the dominant partner, and Tlacopan the weakest. Tenochtitlan and Texcoco each received 2/5 of all tribute, and Tlacopan received 1/5. By the time the Spanish arrived in 1520, Tlacopan had nearly disappeared as a separate city-state, and the lands of the Alliance were ruled from Tenochtitlan. At its height, the Alliance controlled most of central of the Tlaxcaltec a, roughly bounded by the modern-day Mexican State of Tlaxcala . It was the Tlaxcalans who allied with Cortés in 1521 to ultimately destroy the Alliance. SEE ALSO |
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