MexicoChroniclesAztecsAztec auguries – reports of ominous prophecies of Aztec defeat – have been accepted as genuine and used as an explanation for the Spanish conquest. Prophetic literature is generally written after the events predicted and writing history in the form of prophecy seems to have ...
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I was reading J.H. Elliott’s NYRBreview essay(cached) on several new histories of the conquest of Mexico when I was struck by this minatory footnote: Both authors have difficulties not only with “empire” but also with “Aztec,” which is a highly questionable term. The inhabitants of ...
aDuring his conquest of Mexico, Cortez, the great Spanish explorer, found the Aztec Indians using cocoa beans in the preparation of the royal drink “chocolate”, meaning warm liquid. However, the drink was very bitter, and the Spaniards did not find it to their taste. To make it more ...
In the days of the empire, Aztec agriculture was a lot more complex that growing a few stalks of maize. The remarkable farming practices of the peoples in central Mexico has been studied and admired ever since.Prior to the Spanish conquest of Mexico, Aztec society ruled the central Mexico,...
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Giant sculpture of Aztec god makes a big statement about Mexican identity Read 500 years after Aztec rule, Mexico confronts a complicated anniversary History & Culture 500 years after Aztec rule, Mexico confronts a complicated anniversary Read Who were the Aztec, really? It’s complicated. History...
TheBrokenSpears: TheAztecAccountof theConquestofMexicoAuthor: Miguel León-Portilla History of the Spanish defeat ofMexicoand theAztecshas always been told in the words of the Spaniards. It has often been forgotten that with only having one impression of the events that took place during this ti...
one of the most ambitious Spanish conquistadors, left Cuba in 1519 with 500 men, 11 ships, horses, and countless other provisions. The exploratory mission, supported by the governor of Cuba: Diego de Velásquez, soon turned into one of conquest. Driven by the pursuit of gold, glory and god...
The capital of the Aztec Empire was Tenochtitlan which is now the site of the modern-day Mexico City. It was located on an island in Lake Texcoco in the Valley of Mexico. The capital was founded in 1325 during the heyday of the Aztec Civilisation and remained the capital of the empire...