This is a detail from the tepetlacalli or stone box of Tizapan, an offering container dedicated to Tlaloc, Lord of Rain and Fertility, beautifully made by the Mexica or Aztecs in the 15th century

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The had no word for 'human sacrifice'. The (in Book 2 of the Florentine Codex) spoke instead of 'nextlaoaliztli' or 'debt-payment': human blood offered to deities for rain, flesh for crops, hearts for light, heat and energy from the Sun...
(Pic: Codex Laud)

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This Friday we remember the life of Xicoténcatl the Young, the rebel Prince of Tlaxcala. One of the Tlaxcala natives who was AGAINST their alliance with the Spanish!

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People dunk on the Aztecs a lot while ignoring the fact that Rome did a lot of equally heinous shit. https://t.co/CtdBTYGHnZ

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Serpent carvings in Shandora: Quetzalcoatl(Aztecs deity)

In Aztec culture they practice human sacrifice & Quetzalcoatl is considered to be the Serpent deity. Shandians who are based on similar culture, worship Kashigami(Giant serpent) as god of sun & offer human sacrifice to it.

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So & , considering how the Lizardmen/Seraphon are the Aztecs of Warhammer, I thought of spicing them up a bit to truly represent that Mexican 🇲🇽 culture.
What do you guys think?!...😂

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Interestingly, Mexico City has a similar origin story. The Aztecs, sought a new home, & a god had told them to find a lake where an eagle with a snake in its beak would stand on a nopal cactus growing from a rock. Where they saw it, they founded Tenochtitlan.

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S1E6: THE AZTECS

The Doctor and his companions makes a visit to 15th century Mexico. But when Barbara is mistaken for the reincarnation of the High Priest Yetaxa, the time travellers are caught up in a vicious political power struggle which could cost them their lives…

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Group character commission for @/aztecsamurai137, for @/ria_archae, a tribute for her cat "Thunder".

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Stream is over for me ! Here's my interpretation of Huixtocihuatl, godness of fertility and salted water to the Aztecs.
You can keep Maz company though for she hasn't finished her part: https://t.co/XqC8WpSYT6

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the gold of the aztecs, game over screen, amiga (1991) https://t.co/yjS1rMcVjt

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Hi my name is Sofia Alexander I’m a lesbian, Mexican woman, creator of
Onyx Equinox takes place in Mesoamerican Mexico (Maya/ Aztecs/ Totonacs, etc), is heavily inspired by anime, and is also an adult show.
I’m currently at Disney TV Animation.

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Here is some concept art of an Aztec-themed Hawk outfit + other goodies. He would be perfect for this season!

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A Maya Mam Kaibil Balam Assassin's creed wouldn't be half bad either. Kaibil Balam was never defeated by the spanish or tlaxcaltecs.

You can have a game with mayan vs mayan/aztecs, then tlaxcaltecs/spanish

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I wrote an article about the last empress of the Aztecs. For more than three centuries, it was believed she was a child of 10-11 years old when Cortes arrived in Mexico. My research discovered she was actually 17-18. Her story is high drama! https://t.co/WdX4tDHmau

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REDCS: Mixcoatl village, the setting for Op Javier, is named after a deity worshipped by the Aztecs. The name means 'cloud serpent' in reference to an ability to shape shift and mimic clouds moving across the sky. Mixcoatl taught humans how to hunt and make fire.

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I thought this was cool to share! I'm writing a paper about the Temple of Kukulkan. The Aztecs call him Quetzacoatl... well in New Horizons theres the Quetzacoatlus and in New Leaf there's a villager named Quetzal. He's following meeeee >_<

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3. 🦃 Turkeys came from Mexico. Mexica/Aztecs served turkey at funeral feasts and used it as burial offerings.

There was also a plague god named Chalchiuhtotolin, which translates to PRECIOUS NIGHT TURKEY
🌙🍗✨🦃✨

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