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Mask of Xiuhtecuhtli: A 600-year-old mask of the Aztec fire god taken as treasure by conquistadors
The Aztecs kept a "holy fire" continuously burning in the Fire Temple at Tenochtitlan, from which all other fires were lit. Once every 52 years, Aztec priests let the fire die out. The high priest ...
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Tenochtitlan: how much was the population in the Mexican capital when Hernán Cortés arrived
On the other hand, another of the conquistadors, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, said that Tenochtitlan offered its citizens other things, much better: “... and since we saw so many cities and ...
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The conquest of Mexico: civilizations that were doomed
By Gwynne Dyer – Friday, 13 August, is the 500th anniversary of the Spanish conquest of Mexico. The capital of the Aztec empire, Tenochtitlan, fell to the invaders after a long siege ...