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Archaeoastronomy of Teotihuacan and Tenochtitlan
Astronomische Nachrichten, 2021In 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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2023
Abstract This chapter discusses the Spanish entry into Tenochtitlan. It recognizes discrepancies between varying reports and chronicles by indigenous and European authors. The Spanish conquistadors would have not survived without the help of their indigenous allies, the Totonacs and Tlaxcalans.
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Abstract This chapter discusses the Spanish entry into Tenochtitlan. It recognizes discrepancies between varying reports and chronicles by indigenous and European authors. The Spanish conquistadors would have not survived without the help of their indigenous allies, the Totonacs and Tlaxcalans.
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The Great Temple of Tenochtitlan, also known as “Templo Mayor de Tenochtitlan”, “Huei teocalli”
2023The 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.
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Human Sacrifice at Tenochtitlan
Comparative Studies in Society and History, 1984Many fixed and movable festivals in ancient Mexico were occasions for human sacrifice. The sun in particular was offered hearts and blood, ostensibly because its vitality and, therefore, life itself depended on such oblations. Numerous festivals also included ritual cannibalism, apparently because it was thought to facilitate communion with the gods.
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The Siege and Fall of Tenochtitlan
2000The final stage of the military conquest of Mexico took place in roughly a year, between the arrival of the Spaniards in Tlaxcala on July 11, 1520, after their flight from Tenochtitlan and their destruction of the Mexica capital and the surrender of the last emperor Cuahtemoc on August 13, 1521.
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