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Tlacopan (meaning "florid plant on flat ground"), also called Tacuba, was a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican city-state situated on the western shore of Lake Texcoco on the site of today's neighborhood of Tacuba in Mexico City. Nearby was the city of Tiliuhcan.
Usage examples of "tlacopan".
About ten miles up this river lies Miapan, the greatest citadel hi all of Tlapallan, for hi it sixty thousand people, with provisions and chattels, may find shelter in case of siege, while down the river is a fortified town, Tlacopan, shielding the people of the lower valley.
The other three cities of Colhuacan, Miapan and Tlacopan will march upon us and swamp us with men!
I brought down my companies, and, mingling, we hurried back to lend a hand in the battle but found that Tlacopan had fallen to my tribunes, who had immediately denied their pledged terms when the Mia weapons had been thrown down.
The marriage soon after took place, in the presence of his brother monarchs of Mexico and Tlacopan, and with great pomp and ceremony.
Not an enemy was to be seen, and as they made their way with as little noise as possible along the great street of Tlacopan, all was hushed in silence, Hope rose in their hearts.
Finally, he settled upon that leading to Tlacopan, which was much the shortest, being only two miles in length.
They then marched against Tlacopan and, after a battle outside the town, occupied the suburbs.
It was agreed that in all wars, one-fifth of the spoil should go to the Tlacopans, and the rest be divided between the Aztecs and the Tezcucans.