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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Ahuitzotl Alliance ancient Archaeologist armies Aztec Empire battle Bernal Díaz blood cacao carved causeway caves Chairman Chalcatzingo Chalco Chalma Chapultepec Chichimec chinampas Codex conquered conquest corn Cortés Coyolxauhqui Culhuacan DAVID HISER death deities Doña Modesta Durán says earth emperor excavation feathers fire flowers goddess gods gold GROSVENOR highlands Hueyapan Huitzil Huitzilopochtli Indian Itzcoatl jaguar king Lake Texcoco land lords Malinalco Mesoamerica Mexica Mexico City Moctezuma Moctezuma II mountain Nahuatl NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Nezahualcoyotl Nezahualpilli night noble offered Olmec opochtli painted palace pochteca Popocatepetl Preceding pages President priests pyramid Quetzalcoatl rain reeds ritual Robert ruins ruler sacred Sahagún serpent shrines Spaniards Spanish stone temple Templo Mayor Tenayuca Tenochtitlan Teotihuacan Tepanecs Tepoztlan Tezcatlipoca Thelma Sullivan Thomas Tizoc Tlacopan Tlaloc Tlatelolco Tlaxcalans told Toltec took Totonac town trees tribute Tula Valley of Mexico vassals village volcano walk walls warriors woman young