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... Indians who ritually ate the hallucinogenic mushroom known precisely as " god's flesh ” : teonanacatl . But eating the mushroom actually produced a rush of divine power through the bloodstream , whereas the communion wafer seemed to be ...
... Indians who ritually ate the hallucinogenic mushroom known precisely as " god's flesh ” : teonanacatl . But eating the mushroom actually produced a rush of divine power through the bloodstream , whereas the communion wafer seemed to be ...
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... Indians of Tabasco to make Diego Velázquez , the governor of Cuba and financial backer of the expedition , a rich man . The glint of gold worked up enormous enthusiasm for further explorations . Velázquez set about organizing a third ...
... Indians of Tabasco to make Diego Velázquez , the governor of Cuba and financial backer of the expedition , a rich man . The glint of gold worked up enormous enthusiasm for further explorations . Velázquez set about organizing a third ...
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... Indians were included among his vassals , though only the latter owed him tribute . Cortés's grant , then , despite the exclusion of Oaxaca - Antequera , was the most magnificent of fiefs . It consisted of 22 towns , 23,000 vassals and ...
... Indians were included among his vassals , though only the latter owed him tribute . Cortés's grant , then , despite the exclusion of Oaxaca - Antequera , was the most magnificent of fiefs . It consisted of 22 towns , 23,000 vassals and ...
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Understanding Mexico Page | 18 |
Mexico City Page | 40 |
The States of Yucatán Page | 76 |
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Acapulco American appeared arrived Aztec became become beginning brought building built California called capital central century Chiapas Christian church civil colonial Conquest conquistadors Constitution continued convents Cortés created Crown Cuernavaca culture developed early effect encomendero encomienda established expedition finally followed gave gold Guachichiles hacienda head Hidalgo importance Independence Indians industrial Juárez known land later León living look means Mexican Mexico City mines Moctezuma Monte Monterrey natives never northern Nuevo Oaxaca official once original palace political population practically pre-Hispanic present President produced prosperity provinces Puebla Pyramid reached remained republic rest returned rich Santa sent showed side silver soon Spain Spaniards Spanish square stands temple Tenochtitlán territory Texas Tlaxcalans took town turned valley Veracruz Viceroy walls Yucatán Zacatecas