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Tepehua is the Tlacochcalcatl, or “Master of the House of Darts.” An Aztec general, he presides over the Tlacochcalco, the empire’s armories. As far as I can tell (still researching), he survives "Victory/Sad Night" and goes on to be the commanding general for Cuauhtemoc.
PROCESS: panel 1, page 21. Tepehua gets an update from the coast about the mysterious strangers. Messengers running in relays could transmit reports from the coast to the capital, 300 miles, in a single day.
Tepehua doing some paperwork in the Tlacochcalco, "House of Darts,” the empire’s armories. He is the Tlacochcalcatl, a military commander of the Triple Alliance.
From page 21, which begins Episode Three, which begins posting next week.
The first horses to ever set hoof on the American continents in 10,000+ years! Names and descriptions of a half-dozen of the original 16 #horses were remembered by one of Cortes' footsoldiers, @BernalDCastillo (not pictured, Ortiz's #horse "Arriero") #HorseTwitter
Tabasco warriors give an after-action report on the Battle of Potonchan to king Tabscoob. Preview of page twenty, to be posted tomorrow.
Three aerial views of the Tabasco Maya town of Potonchan, from three different scenes in episodes one & two.
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Capping this thread with an Aztec Wonder Woman from my @HelioscopePDX studiomate @TerryBlas
The Battle of Potonchan begins. Diaz writes: "We were compelled for a length of time to fight up to our waists in the water."
Yes, those are specific glyphs on the sword. Nothing is done randomly in this series. #ObsessiveResearch
#UnDiaComoHoy TODAY, 499 years ago, Cortes arrives at the mouth of the Tabasco River. Over the next couple days he will try to enter the Maya town of Potonchan. The Maya refuse, and warn the conquistador...
A new page, covering this moment, will be posted tomorrow! Here's a peek: