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Isabel Rodriguez, chief medic on Cortes' expedition, training & leading nurses that went with the soldiers. Was granted the title "Honorary Doctor," only for men at the time, allowing her to freely practice medicine. This made her the first recognized female doctor in New Spain.
This tree design is a famous Teotihuacan mural that I adapted for a scene at lord's home in Tenochtitlan. Here's the mural in the background of page 40 of our series.
503 years ago TODAY: Maya and Spanish forces clash at Cintla. It's the first time horses are used in combat in the Americas.
Episode Three of our #webcomic The Battle of Cintla.
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Our webcomic begins on today's date, March 5.
Feb 24, Cortes' fleet arrives at Cozumel.
Feb 27, Cortes messages Maya King Taxmar about Spanish castaways, saying the fleet will wait 8 days for them.
March 5, Mexica updated about the Spaniards wanting to find one of their own.
NEW PAGE for Episode Seven!
Marina/Malinche/Malinalli plays with a blade of grass (called "malinalli" in Nahuatl) as she reflects on her past and ponders her future.
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A peek at an upcoming page, posting this weekend.
The first depiction of a Mexica blood ritual in our series. Adapted from a scene in the Florentine Codex, Book 12, page 18 (U of U Press edition). #webcomics
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The first look at a Mexica priest in our series. He appears in the background of page 66, preparing for a blood ritual which is shown on page 67.