Aztec Blood: Sacrifice, Empire, and Spanish Conquest
Tenochtitlan's Rituals to Cortes Invasion
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Beschreibung
Atop Templo Mayor's dual stairs, obsidian blades fed sun gods until Spanish brigantines choked the lake.
From Lake Texcoco's chinampas rose Tenochtitlan, where Aztec priests scaled Templo Mayor pyramids for heart extractions sustaining cosmic order. This book traces imperial expansion through Flower Wars, pochteca merchants, and tribute codices that fed 200,000 citizens—until Hernán Cortés allied with Tlaxcalans, exploited smallpox, and besieged the island city for 93 days. Drawing from Florentine Codex accounts, Bernal Díaz chronicles, and recent Tlatelolco excavations, Aztec Blood: Sacrifice, Empire, and Spanish Conquest reveals ritual complexity, military sophistication, and cultural collision that ended Mesoamerica's last great power. It examines how spiritual imperatives met European steel.
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Selene Rothwell
Selene Rothwell is a nonfiction author known for writing thoughtful books on psychology, relationships, and emotional well-being. Her reflective style blends modern research with compassionate storytelling, helping readers navigate personal growth and life’s uncertainties with greater clarity and resilience.
Themen in »Aztec Blood: Sacrifice, Empire, and Spanish Conquest«
Aztec Empire Tenochtitlan human sacrifice rituals Flower Wars captives Cortes Tlaxcalan alliance tribute codices Templo Mayor archaeology Noche Triste