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This probably represents material now missing from the Matrícula, but present when the Codex Mendoza was copied. [14] Section III, folios 56v to 71v, is a pictorial depiction of the daily life of the Aztecs. Folios 73 to 85 of MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1, as currently foliated, do not form part of the Codex Mendoza.
The Essential Codex Mendoza. Berkeley: University of California Press. Barbosa-Cano, Manlio. "Huaxyacac: Aztec Military Base on the Imperial Frontier,"Economies and Polities in the Aztec Realm. Albany: Institute for Mesoamerican Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York, 1994. Boone, Elizabeth Hill. The Aztec World.
University of Texas Press 1972, pp. 183–242. ISBN 0-292-70152-7; Cline, Howard F. "A Census of the Relaciones Geográficas of New Spain, 1579-1612," article 8. Guide to Ethnohistorical Sources Part 1; Handbook of Middle American Indians. University of Texas Press 1972, pp. 324–369. ISBN 0-292-70152-7; Gibson, Charles. "Prose sources in the ...
Tlacaelel recast or strengthened the concept of the Aztecs as a chosen people, elevated the tribal god/hero Huitzilopochtli to top of the pantheon of gods, [5] and increased militarism. [6] In tandem with this, Tlacaelel is said to have increased the level and prevalence of human sacrifice , particularly during a period of natural disasters ...
A tlacateccatl pictured in the Codex Mendoza (folio 67 recto). He is brandishing a shield ( chimalli ) and a lance ( tepoztopilli ), wears dyed cotton armour, and has a banner ( pamitl ) on his back In the Aztec military , tlacateccatl ( pronounced [t͡ɬaːkaˈteːkkat͡ɬ] ) was a title roughly equivalent to general .
The Aztecs [a] (/ ˈ æ z t ɛ k s / AZ-teks) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec people included different ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
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Son of Axayacatl (1472–1481). Oversaw a period of centralization and strengthening of the Aztec Empire. Disciplined and highly successful ruler before he made contact with the Spaniards in 1519, whereafter the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire began. [14] [15] c. 1466–1520 (aged 53–54)