Tag Archives: Tenochtitlan

Saturday is Codex-Day (6)

Posted on 11/12/2010 by

Today, we will have one of the most direct references to human sacrifice in all the literature of the Aztecs. It can be found in the Codex Magliabecchiano on page 70r and looks like this: I won’t write about the … Continue reading →

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Tzompantli and basic Nahuatl

Posted on 08/11/2010 by

What might on the following picture look like a very macabre Abacus of ancient times, is in fact a Tzompantli. Tzompantlis in Mesoamerica were large racks for the display of skulls near temples or at other locations. Most of the … Continue reading →

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The Aztec amongst Aztecs

Posted on 19/10/2010 by

Get to know the man who actually built and formed the Aztec Empire, that the Conquistadores later found, when they walked around Central Mexico: Tlacaelel. His complete name is Huehue Tlacaeleltzin – “The old, great Tlacaelel”. He never was in … Continue reading →

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Flower Wars

Posted on 13/10/2010 by

Today I want to cover a topic called “The Flower Wars”. Admittedly, it sounds a lot like “Flower Power” and induces imaginations of flower decoration competitions and other harmless things. In fact, it’s almost the total opposite. Nowadays we would … Continue reading →

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Peak sports performance during La Noche Triste (or not?)

Posted on 11/10/2010 by

Well, there we are going right into the happenings of the night from June 30th to July 1st 1520, the day, that got famous as La Noche Triste. A cool, silent night it was in which the Spaniards, after around … Continue reading →

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