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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... gods ; others , Aztec deities ensconced in temples by the powerful Aztec Empire as it spread , conquering gods and humans alike . War- riors of these Indian kingdoms joined Cortés in his march on the capital of the hated Aztecs , eager ...
... gods ; others , Aztec deities ensconced in temples by the powerful Aztec Empire as it spread , conquering gods and humans alike . War- riors of these Indian kingdoms joined Cortés in his march on the capital of the hated Aztecs , eager ...
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... gods . Such caves of mystical power still draw thousands of devoted pilgrims in modern - day Mexico . Through the years I have made many pilgrimages of my own to Teotihuacan . Re- cently I spent several days revisiting it once again ...
... gods . Such caves of mystical power still draw thousands of devoted pilgrims in modern - day Mexico . Through the years I have made many pilgrimages of my own to Teotihuacan . Re- cently I spent several days revisiting it once again ...
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... gods. The Mexica had found harmony he Mexica had found harmony with the gods . Early in the reign of Mocte- zuma I the movements of the cosmos , the Mesoamerican universe , and the bountiful cycles of the earth blessed the Mexica with ...
... gods. The Mexica had found harmony he Mexica had found harmony with the gods . Early in the reign of Mocte- zuma I the movements of the cosmos , the Mesoamerican universe , and the bountiful cycles of the earth blessed the Mexica with ...
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