Editing Moctezuma II (section)

====Ixtlilxóchitl's rebellion====
Shortly after the election, Ixtlilxochitl began to prepare his revolt by going to Metztitlán to raise an army, threatening civil war. Cacamatzin went to Tenochtitlan to ask Moctezuma for help. Moctezuma, understanding Ixtlilxochitl's war-like nature, decided to support Cacamatzin with his military forces should a conflict begin and try to talk Ixtlilxochitl into stopping the conflict, and also suggested taking Nezahualpilli's treasure to Tenochtitlan to prevent a sacking. According to Alva Ixtlilxóchitl, Cacamatzin asked Moctezuma for help after Ixtlilxochitl went to Metztitlán,{{sfn|de Alva Ixtlilxóchitl|1892|pp=330–331}} while other sources claim that Ixtlilxochitl went to Metztitlán because of Cacamatzin's visit to Moctezuma.{{sfn|de Torquemada|1723|p=223}}

Ixtlilxochitl first went to [[Tulancingo]] with 100,000 men, where he was received with many honors and recognized as the real king of Texcoco. He then accelerated his pace, possibly because he received worrying news from Texcoco, and advanced to the city of [[Tepeapulco]], where he was also welcomed. He soon advanced to [[Otompan]] (today known as [[Otumba, State of Mexico]]), where he sent a message before his entrance in hopes of being received as a king there as well. However, the people of Otumba supported Cacamatzin and informed Ixtlilxochitl that such a demand would not be fulfilled. Ixtlilxochitl therefore sent his troops to invade the city, and after a long fight the troops began to gradually retreat and its ruler was killed. When the news of this fight was heard in Texcoco, all events, religious or not, were canceled, soldiers were recruited, troops were sent from Tenochtitlan to the city and Cacamatzin and Coanacochtli fortified the city to avoid an invasion.{{sfn|de Torquemada|1723|pp=224–225}}

He eventually reached Texcoco and placed the city under siege, while also occupying the cities of [[Papalotla]]n, [[Acolman]], Chicuhnautlan (today known as {{interlanguage link|Santa María Chiconautla|es}}), Tecacman, Tzonpanco ([[Zumpango]]), and [[Huehuetoca]]n to take every possible entrance Moctezuma could use to send his troops to Texcoco. Moctezuma, however, used his influence to enter the city of Texcoco and obtain access to the [[Acolhua]] cities not yet occupied by Ixtlilxochitl. Cacamatzin used this opportunity to send a commander from [[Iztapalapa]] named Xochitl to arrest Ixtlilxochitl as peacefully as possible. Moctezuma approved this decision and Xochitl was sent along with some troops. Ixtlilxochitl was quickly informed about this and, as per the custom of war, informed Xochitl that he was going to fight him. A short battle occurred some time after in which Xochitl was captured and later publicly executed by burning. Once the news of this defeat was heard by Moctezuma, he ordered that no more military engagements be done for the moment to prevent further escalation and that he wanted to rightfully punish Ixtlilxochitl for what he did at a more appropriate moment. In the meantime, the brothers agreed to try to reach a consensus through a peaceful debate, as Ixtlilxochitl did not want to fight either, as he claimed that he only sent the troops as a means of protest and not to wage war.{{sfn|de Torquemada|1723|p=226}} However, this would only be done under the condition that Moctezuma would not get involved by any means.{{sfn|de Alva Ixtlilxóchitl|1892|pp=330–332}} The three brothers then agreed to divide the province of [[Acolhuacan]] (where Texcoco was the ''[[de facto]]'' capital) in three parts, one for each brother, and that Cacamatzin would continue to rule over Texcoco.{{sfn|de Torquemada|1723|pp=226–227}}

At some point, however, Ixtlilxochitl sought refuge outside of Texcoco to avoid facing a conflict with Cacamatzin.{{sfn|Díaz del Castillo|2011|p=328}}