The Mighty AztecsAn account of the Aztecs: how their empire was destroyed by the Spanish conqueror, Cortes; how treasures of their art and elements of their culture survive today. |
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... armies passed through - if one ignores an additional 461 years . That morning I chose to forget the years and remember the hours . I was seeking something — a fleeting impression of what the Spaniards had ex- perienced centuries before ...
... armies passed through - if one ignores an additional 461 years . That morning I chose to forget the years and remember the hours . I was seeking something — a fleeting impression of what the Spaniards had ex- perienced centuries before ...
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... four - day fast ; then villagers cut fine young stalks and decked them with flowers . From the first , good cornland attracted Aztec armies beyond the Valley of Mexico with its marginal climate . Below , tassels crown the ΕΣ.
... four - day fast ; then villagers cut fine young stalks and decked them with flowers . From the first , good cornland attracted Aztec armies beyond the Valley of Mexico with its marginal climate . Below , tassels crown the ΕΣ.
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... armies , Moctezuma Xocoyotzin , or the Younger , because " as well as being most valiant , he was grave and temperate , so that people marvelled when they heard him speak ... with such wisdom and apti- tude that all wondered ; and thus ...
... armies , Moctezuma Xocoyotzin , or the Younger , because " as well as being most valiant , he was grave and temperate , so that people marvelled when they heard him speak ... with such wisdom and apti- tude that all wondered ; and thus ...
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