How did Pacal gain territory for his city-state of Palenque?

Palenque is a Maya city state found in southern Mexico.

Janaab Pakal, also called Pakal I ruled the city of Palenque as a result of a political agreement. He was never crowned a King but ruled the city and then after his death his Sister assumed his post till her sons were old enough to rule the city and he was the first in his lineage to be crowned a King.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n:

lots of people lost money in both