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Hace 4 días · Motecuhzuma Xocoyotzin (2) ‘In Search of Mexica Kings’ The Annual William Fagg Lecture at the British Museum was delivered (29/10/09) by Dr. Leonardo López Luján, co-curator of the exhibition Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler , Director of the Proyecto Templo Mayor, one of the country’s greatest living archaeologists, prolific author, member of our Panel of Experts - and good friend...
Hace 5 días · Name of God: Quetzalcoatl or Feathered Serpent. His names outside the Aztec cultural area include Kukulcán, Gucumatz and Votan. His calendrical name was 9 Wind. Parents: The dual creator Ometeotl (Two Lord), also known as Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl (Two Lord and Two Lady) Siblings: Tezcatlipoca and Camaxtle.
Hace 1 día · Moctezuma II (c. 1466 – 29 June 1520), variant spellings include Montezuma, Moteuczoma, Motecuhzoma, Motēuczōmah, Muteczuma, and referred to in full by early Nahuatl texts as Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin (Moctezuma the Younger, modern Nahuatl pronunciation ), was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlán, reigning from 1502 to 1520.
Hace 5 días · This was the case for Moteuczoma Xocoyotzin, who gave his Xipe Totec costume to his brother when he made him supreme commander of the army against Huexzotzinco. Moteuczoma Xocoyotzin, we know, also sent five costumes representing the most powerful Aztec deities as “gifts” to Hernán Cortés shortly after hearing of the Spaniards’ landing on the coast of Veracruz.
Hace 4 días · The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was a pivotal event in the history of the Americas, marked by the collision of the Aztec Triple Alliance and the Spanish Empire, ultimately reshaping the course of human history.
Hace 5 días · Pour en revenir à ce que nous avons (peut-être retenu) de l'exposé présenté en salle centrale, devant la Pierre de soleil diversement éclairée (cette pierre de soleil, en haut à droite et à gauche, en basalte, de 335 cm de diamètre, retrouvée en 1790 à Mexico, date du règne de Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin) : leur croyance est basée sur une conception cyclique du monde.
Hace 1 día · Aztec Sayings ’When an Indian dies, an encyclopedia dies with him’ (Fernando Benítez) The Aztecs were great masters of their language, Náhuatl, and throughout time produced great poets and orators such as Nezahualcóyotl, Lord of Texcoco, anonymous contributors to texts such as the book of Aztec songs, Cantares Mexicanos, and the Florentine Codex.
