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May 9, 2024 · Years later, after he was served a chocolate drink (xocolatl) by the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II, Hernan Cortes may have sent cacao back to Spain. Still, one more version of the story is that Dominican friars gave Prince Philip of Spain cacao beans in 1544, at which point turning it into a chocolate drink caught on.
May 22, 2024 · El Penacho del México Antiguo, mejor conocido como Penacho de Moctezuma, se trata de un objeto arqueológico de hasta 600 años de antigüedad, por lo que, tras una restauración realizada por el Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) entre 2010 y 2012, se concluyó entres especialistas de ambos países que su frágil estado no ...
May 20, 2024 · Moctezuma II Reading Comprehension Activity | Year 3 or Year 4 Two great activities that would span five lessons about the life of the famous emperor of the Aztec Empire, Moctezuma II. Perfect for students in third grade or fourth grade.
May 22, 2024 · Pic 8: Graphic showing the succession of Mexica ‘tlatoani’, exhibition on Moctezuma II, Templo Mayor Museum, Mexico City (Click on image to enlarge) When the time of his real death approached, the tlatoani with supernatural powers would just “go” to the other world, but he did not “die” in the eyes of the people.
May 22, 2024 · Moctezuma II is seated to one side, on the woven reed ‘tepotzoicpalli’ denoting high status and, in his presence, two of his offspring known in the colonial period as Isabel and Pedro. The lines linking them to Moctezuma establish the genealogical relationship, although the panel is far from being a family portrait. With her brother in a ...
May 13, 2024 · Del otro lado, Moctezuma II, el noveno tlatoani o emperador azteca, gobernaba un imperio que se extendía desde el centro de México hasta Centroamérica. Moctezuma era un líder poderoso y respetado, considerado por muchos de sus súbditos como un semidiós. Su imperio era rico en recursos naturales y su capital Tenochtitlan.
5 days ago · This extraordinary votive sculpture commemorates the New Fire Ceremony of 1507, which took place during the reign of Moctezuma II. The monument is shaped as the base of a pyramid with steps leading to a temple, a type of structure sacred to the Mexica. The teocalli celebrates the triumph of the sun in the universe and affirms the power of the ...
