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Jeder tribe in Mexico u. Central America had its Council of chiefs.Die Aytec Confederacy scheint keinen General Council gehabt zu haben,composed of the principal chiefs of the 3 tribes, im Unterschied v. d. separatecouncil jedes tribes. In diesem Fall wäre A%tec Confederacy nur Leaguegewesen, offensive u. defensive, u. as such under the primary control of theA%tec tribes. Dies noch to elucidate.3) Tenure u. Functions des Office of Principal War chief.D . Name des office d. Montezuma - Teuctli, war chief, als member d.Council of chiefs er manchmal genannt Tlatoani ( = speaker). This office ofa general military commander the highest known to the Aztecs, war sonstsame als d. Haupt war-chief der Iroquois Confederacy. D. office machteseinen Träger ex officio member of the Council of chiefs. The title o f Teuctliadded als a sort of surname wie: Chichimeca-Teuctli, Pil-Teuctli etc. |66 Bei Clavigero heissts: “ The teuctli took precedency of all others in the Senate,both in the order of sitting and voting, and were permitted to have aservant behind them (der subsachem dr Iroquois) with a seat, which was esteemeda privilege of the highest honour.” D . Spanish writers brauchennie d. W ort “ teuctli” , verwandeln es in king für Montezuma u. dessensuccessors. Ixtlilxochitl, of mixed Tezcucan u. Spanish descent nennt d.head warchiefs of Mexico, Te^cuco u. Tlacopan nur “ warchief’ teuctli u. andremW ort to indicate the tribe {teuctli = warchief = general). Obiger Ixtlilxochitlsagt, sprechend von der division of power zwischen d. 3 chiefs, whenthe confederacy was formed etc:“ The king of Te^cuco was saluted [dch d. assembled chiefs der 3 tribes]by the title of Aculhua Teuctli, also by that of Chichimecatl Teuctli which hisancestors had worn and which was the mark of the empire [das Beiworttribal designation]; It%coat%in (Itzcoatl), his uncle, received the title ofCulhua Teuctli, because he reigned over the Toltecs-Culhuas [war warchiefo f the Aztecs, when the confederacy was form ed]; and Totoquihuat^in denof Tecpanuatl Teuctli, which had been the title of Azcaputzalco. Sincethat time their successors have received the same title.”176Die Spanier stimmen überein, dass d. office Montezuma held waselective with the choice confined to a particular family, u. was sie wundert,nicht von Vater auf Sohn, sondern v. Bruder %u Bruder, oder von Onkel aufNeffen. Unter d. immediate notice der conquerors fanden 2 Wahlen statt;die d. Montezuma folgte sein Bruder (unbekannt, ob own od. collateral)Cuitlahua; nach T od dieses elected177 sein Neffe Guatemo^in (own orcollateral nephew?) Schon bei früheren Wahlen Bruder dem Brudergefolgt od. Neffe dem Onkel (Clavigero). Aber wer wählte? Duran (siehoben) bringt 4 chiefs as electors, denen zugefügt 1 elector von Te^cuco u. 1von Tlacopan, zus. 6, invested with power to choose from a particularfamily the principal war-chief. Dies entspricht nicht dem system o f anelective Indian office.Sahagun (“ Historia General etc” ch. X V III) sagt: “ When the king or lord194