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1 Imagining Tenochtitlan

2023
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Archaeoastronomy of Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlan

Astronomische Nachrichten, 2021
In this paper, we discuss the astronomical orientations in the city plans of Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlan. Mesoamerica exhibits much archaeoastronomy and these two sites are rich examples. Both exhibit alignments for solar horizon events that are integral in deliberate calendrical systems. The logic of these systems is shown, and this demonstrates that
Steven R. Gullberg, Christopher Layser
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Geospatial and Symbolic Hypothesis for the Foundation of Tenochtitlan Based on Digital Elevation Analysis of the Valley of Mexico

arXiv.org
This paper proposes a novel hypothesis about the foundation of Tenochtitlan by combining digital elevation modeling with historical and symbolic analysis. Using geospatial data from EarthExplorer, we simulate various historical water levels in the Valley
J. A. Guerra
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Residential patterns of Mexica human sacrifices at Mexico-Tenochtitlan and Mexico-Tlatelolco: Evidence from phosphate oxygen isotopes

, 2021
This is the first systematic study of residential patterns of Mexica human sacrifices, as determined from bone and enamel phosphate oxygen isotope data of individuals recovered at the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan (n = 36) and the Templo R of Tlatelolco ...
D. M. Reynaga, J. Millaire, Ximena Chávez Balderas, Juan Alberto Román Berrelleza, L. Luján, F. Longstaffe   +5 more
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Tiempo y espacio en el plano de Tenochtitlan de 1524

Revista de Estudios Hispánicos, 2022
:Five hundred years after the conquest of Tenochtitlan by the Tlaxcalan and Spanish alliance, there are still various details of the events surrounding the defeat of the Tenochca that intrigue scholars of Colonial Mexico.
Daniel Astorga-Poblete
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La fundación de México Tenochtitlan: entretejidos para significar la memoria y el espacio

Cliocanarias
En este artículo se exploran las principales fuentes gráficas e historiográficas que dieron asiento tanto al mito como a la historia de la fundación de la Ciudad de México-Tenochtitlan.
C. Battcock
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Tenochtitlán figurada

Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture
Five hundred years after the publication of the map of Tenochtitlan and the map of the Gulf of Mexico in the imperial city of Nuremberg, this article offers a comprehensive review of its history and historiography.
D. H. Colmenares
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Grandeur et splendeur de Tenochtitlan avant la conquête espagnole

Depuis leur débarquement sur la côte du Mexique, au mois d’avril 1519, Cortés et ses hommes n’ont eu de cesse de vouloir gagner la grande ville de Tenochtitlan dont on leur vantait la grandeur, la puissance et la richesse.

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Conmemoración de la fundación de México-Tenochtitlan

Cliocanarias
Este mito proclama que la nación mexicana comenzó a existir mucho antes que los españoles arribaran a las costas del continente americano. Existe bajo esta perspectiva desde que los aztecas errantes, que adoptaron el nombre de mexicas en algún punto de ...
Danna Levin Rojo
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The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan, also known as “Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan”, “Huei teocalli”

2023
The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan was built by the Mexica (Aztecs) once they settled on an island (Tenochtitlan) in the Basin of Mexico during the Late Postclassic Period (1200-1521 CE). This temple was built to honor their patron deity, the sun and war god, Huitzilopochtli.
Moreiras Reynaga, Diana, Mendez, Israel Elizalde   +1 more
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