... the city grew, a splinter group broke off and settled on a neighboring island, founding the city of Tlatelolco. The two cities eventually merged with Tlatelolco becoming the trading center and Tenochtitlan becoming the political and religious capital. The Mexican nation steadily rose in power but remained under the yoke of the Tepanec until the king Itzcoatl (reigned 1427-1440) formed a military alliance with ... August 26, 1493, nullified any previous papal orders that had favored the Portuguese. With Spanish control of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico assured, Spain proceeded to coloni...

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