- published: 21 Oct 2015
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Chalco was a complex pre-Columbian Nahua altepetl or confederacy in central Mexico. It was divided into the four sub-altepetl of Tlalmanalco/Tlacochcalco, Amaquemecan, Tenanco Texopalco Tepopolla and Chimalhuacan-Chalco, which were themselves further subdivided into altepetl tlayacatl, each with its own tlatoani (king). Its inhabitants were known as the Chalca.
In the 14th and early 15th centuries, flower wars were fought between the Chalca and the Aztecs. Serious war erupted in 1446. According to the Amaqueme historian Chimalpahin, this was because the Chalca refused a Mexica demand to contribute building materials for the temple of Huitzilopochtli. Chalco was finally conquered by the Aztecs under Moctezuma I in or around 1465, and the kings of Chalco were exiled to Huexotzinco. The rulerships were restored by Tizoc in 1486, who installed new tlatoque. Chalco paid more tribute to Tenochtitlan in the form of food than any other region in the Valley of Mexico, probably because of its fertile soil and location.
You don't weep, you don't cry
Just hold your head up high and you walk on, walk on
Don't scream, don't wail
Keep moving down the trail and you walk on, walk on
Yeah, that's right
Still ready for the fight and you walk on, walk on
Say what they like
You're working every night, walk on, walk on
You can't depend on smellin like a rose
You make your move, you take it how it goes
And when the end as anybody knows is near
You hope that you win
Just the same you really like the game
So you walk on, walk on
Money, they say can buy an easy way
But you walk on, walk on
They love you best
They pin upon your chest a prize
In their eyes, you rise above the rest
It's nice to know you made hate honour roll
Who knows and who cares what comes next
Just like they do it in the circus midway