Aztec-Aquitanian War (Fidem Pacis)

The Aztec-Aquitanian War was fought from 1462 to 1468 between the Kingdom of Aquitaine including its newly-conquered viceroyalty of New Gascony, and the Aztec Triple Alliance. Though knowledge of the New World had been widespread in Europe for decades, ever since the resumption of Norse settlement in Vinland, it was only in the mid-15th century that other European nations became interested in what the new continents had to offer. In 1444 the Genoese mercenary and navigator, Antonio de Noli, acting on behalf of the Aquitanian government, undertook a voyage of exploration to Central America, where his two hundred men easily conquered the Mayan cities and plundered thousands of tons of gold.

This sparked a flurry of interest in the region, and over the next 20 years Aquitaine would come to consolidate its control over the region, and over much of the Caribbean as well. Initially the fledgeling colonies of New Gascony maintained cordial relations with the powerful Aztec alliance to the north, but in 1462 Antonio de Noli, hearing of the rumoured wealth of his neighbours, ...