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How did the "white" god come to Mexico? : Ce Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl /

Most American schoolbooks claim that the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II confused the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés for the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, a fabulous, fair-skinned priest king of ancient times who had promised to return, which is why Moctezuma voluntarily surrendered his mighty empire. In t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Heep, Stefan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Hernan Cortés' second letter to Emperor Charles V
  • Doña Isabel's petition
  • Leyenda de los soles
  • The animals of Cuauhtitlan
  • Sahagún's Historia General de la Nueva España
  • Comparison of the Quetzalcoatl accounts
  • Reconstruction of the pre-hispanic Quetzalcoatl
  • Discussion