. Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history;. Father Burgoa,6 who drew hisinformation from Zapotec sources, and by the interpreter of theCodex Telleriano-Remensis/ This alliance did not, of course, put astop to intrigues on the part of the Mexicans. Indeed, this Mexicanprincess, who was called cotton flake (Zapotec Pelaxilla: prob-ably, Mexican Ichcatlaxoch), gained especial fame and honor amongthe Zapotecs because she did not comply with the demands made uponher by her father, but betrayed the plans of the Mexicans to her hus-band, the Zapotec king. The son of Co
. Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history;. Father Burgoa,6 who drew hisinformation from Zapotec sources, and by the interpreter of theCodex Telleriano-Remensis/ This alliance did not, of course, put astop to intrigues on the part of the Mexicans. Indeed, this Mexicanprincess, who was called cotton flake (Zapotec Pelaxilla: prob-ably, Mexican Ichcatlaxoch), gained especial fame and honor amongthe Zapotecs because she did not comply with the demands made uponher by her father, but betrayed the plans of the Mexicans to her hus-band, the Zapotec king. The son of Cocijo-eza and of this Mexicanprincess was Cocijo-pij, the last king of Tehuantepec. When Cortes landed on the coast of Mexico and overthrew thesupremacy of the Mexicans by his skillful management and mili-tary power he was joyfully hailed by the Zapotecs, as well as by theTotonacs and the Tlascaltecs, as their deliverer from the power of a Cr6nica Mexicana, chap. 75, 76. 6 Burgoa, work cited, chap. 72. c Part 4, pi. 23, in connection with the year Tochtli, or A. D. seler] THE ANCIENT ZAPOTEC COUNTRY 265 the Mexicans. The Tlascaltecs first measured their strength withCortes before they allied themselves with him, but from that time onthey cleared the way for him and fought his battles as devoted andfaithful allies. The Zapotecs submitted unconditionally from the be-ginning to the Spanish conqueror, turned to him when the Mixtecprince of Tototepec threatened an attack, and received Cortes withgreat splendor when he came down as far as Tehuantepec in lateryears. The Zapotecs, nevertheless, very soon became aware of thepoor exchange they had made. It was in the territory of the Zapo-tecs that Cortes selected the best lands, the Valle de Oaxaca and thefruitful, well-watered vegas of Jalapa, in order to form from themhis earldom, his family estate. However, Cortes granted a moder-ate allowance in money (le hizo donacion de alguna ayuda de costa)to the king of Tehuantepec with w
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