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The Totonacs and Chalco states opposed Aztec rule and viewed the conquistadors as an opportunity to fight the Aztecs and take revenge.
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“The Totonacs on the coast,”
“the Chalco states on the shores of Lake Tishkoko,”
“they chafed under Aztec hegemony and authority,”
“and they too saw the conquistadors as an opportunity to fight.”
“We need to finally shrug off the authority,”
“the demands of the Aztecs and get revenge in a lot of ways.”Play from 18:49Report a misattribution
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