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Eagle warriors or eagle knights (Classical Nahuatl: cuāuhtli [ˈkʷaːʍtɬi] (singular) or cuāuhmeh [ˈkʷaːʍmeʔ] ) were a special class of infantry soldier in the Aztec army, one of the two leading military special forces orders in Aztec society, the other being the Jaguar warriors.
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Dec 6, 2023 · by Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank, Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Maya Jiménez. House of the Eagles, sacred precinct of Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), c. 1400–1521, and Mictlantecuhtli and Eagle Warrior, c. 1400–1521, terracotta and plaster, life-size, found in the House of the Eagles (The Templo Mayor Museum, Mexico City); a conversation between Dr ...
Templo Mayor. Aztec history. Aztlán. Warfare. Codices. Aztec script. Aztec Empire. Tlaxcallan. Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. Moctezuma II. Fall of Tenochtitlan. v. t. e. The Aztecs [a] ( / ˈæztɛks / AZ-teks) were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.
The eagle warriors, or eagle knights as they are sometimes known, were a group of elite infantrymen in the army of the Aztec Empire. Those who belonged in this warrior society were either members of the nobility or commoners who had distinguished themselves on the battlefield. In the Nahuatl / Aztec language, the eagle warriors were known as ...
Model of the Sacred Precinct in the Mexica capital of Tenochtitlan, today, Mexico City (photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) The sculpture was recovered at the House of the Eagles, the meeting place of eagle and jaguar warriors, two of the most prestigious of the Mexica military classes.
Eagle warriors or eagle knights ( Classical Nahuatl: cuāuhtli [ ˈkʷaːʍtɬi] (singular) or cuāuhmeh [ ˈkʷaːʍmeʔ] ( plural)) were a special class of infantry soldier in the Aztec army, one of the two leading military special forces orders in Aztec society, the other being the Jaguar warriors.