The nature of the regime of the Aztecs The Aztecs were a warlike and bloodthirsty tribe that dominated the area around central Mexico from their capital of Tenochtitlan. ... Huitzilopochtli "Hummingbird Wizard" also known as Lover of Hearts and Drinker of Blood, the Aztec patron deity and god of the Sun and War, and Tezcatlipoca "Smoking Mirror", the god of darkness and destruction. ... Most victims were prisoners of war or slaves. ... Every man-child was dedicated to the war god at his birth and trained in the art of war from childhood. . ... These two civilizations were located in pre...

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The Aztec people were a Native American Indian people who ruled much of what is now Mexico from about 1427 until 1521, until when the Spaniards conquered the empire. ... Tonatiuh Ilhuicac, the place of the sun for those who die in war or are sacrificed, or for women who die in childbirth. ...

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They followed the command to search for their promise land, which came from a high deity, the god of war and sun, Huitzilopochli. Around 1116 A.D. they began a two hundred year odyssey from Aztlan to their final destination in the Mexico Valley. ... They believed that the god of sun and war subsisted on human heart in order to rise and shine daily and also to help them be successful in war. ... Frequently, they would make war with neighboring cities in order to capture live victims for their need to sacrifice. ...

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To get the sacrifices the Aztec went to war with other tribes in Mexico to get these human sacrifices (Conrad & Demmest 47-49) . ... With the arrival of the Spanish in Mexico rumors started to reach the ears of Spaniards about a great civilization to the south. ... It was also set up to prevent civil war in the kingdom (Inca Decline 134). ... In 1529 a civil war broke out between the crowned emperor Huascar and his half brother Atauhualpa. This civil war lasted for about 3 years ending in 1532 with Atauhualpa emerging as the victor. ...

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The Aztecs were a tribe of people who settled in central Mexico on an island in Lake Texcoco around the 14th century. ... To provide many crops to support an economy and religion, they believed in gods and goddesses that were more in forms of nature, like the rain god, war god, sun god, and much more. ... When the 52-year cycle ended, priests began to wait to see the constellation, Pleiades, over a crater in the Valley of Mexico; if the event happened, all Aztecs were saved. ... Though, the ending of this war as completely brutal and uncommon, "The Aztec destroyed buildings and tore apart...

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Hernando Cortes Conquered the Aztecs! Tenochtitlan- Hernando Cortes, a Spanish Conquistador, ventured into Tenochtitlan, the capital of Aztec empire, searching for gold, god, and glory. He set out to conquer the empire and to capture the Aztecs in order to achieve such things. Unfortunately ...

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Due to the manner in which the Spaniards conquered Mexico they often were accused of violating international laws. Is Herman Cortez guilty of genocide, crimes against peace, and war crimes? ... In the beginning of the conquest Cortez may not have had the intent to kill or wage war of aggression, but he surely was prepared in the event there was a need. ... A clear example of when the Spaniards were guilty of initiating and waging war was during the fiesta of Toxcatl. ... By the end of the war, when Tenochtitlan had surrendered, the city was in ruins. ...

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After many a-massacre Cortes decides to lay a 3 month siege on the of city of Tenochtitlan and with the help of many nearby tribes (enemies of the Aztec) and the smallpox disease, Cortes is able to conquer and establish a settlement in Mexico City. ... Since the Incan people are weakened by small pox and a massive civil war, the civilization is for the taking. ...

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The Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico. ... The people who were sacrificed were enemies of the empire and caught in flower wars, which were ritual wars to capture people to sacrifice. ...

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Gloria Anzaldua's "Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza," is a novel which encompasses the life of a Chicana living in the United States-Mexico border area. ... She was the mother of 400 according to the Aztec beliefs including Huitzilopochtli: the god of war, the sun and human sacrifice, as well as Coyolxauhqui who was a powerful magician. ... Not only were they a type of rose not grown in Mexico, but there was an image of the Lady emblazoned on his cloak. ...

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In Chapter 7, the Tlaxcalten initially met the oncoming Spaniards with hostility, and the Spaniards would have been all killed because the Tlaxcalten outnumbered the Spaniards, but had it not been for Xicotencatl's father, who persuaded Xicotencatl, who was the Tlaxcalteca's war leader, that it would be wiser to ally with the new and upcoming mysterious group. ... Mentioning early about the double edge sword of the Tlaxcalan's alliance with Cortes, the Aztec was driven out and the Tlaxcalans got the freedom they wanted, however, eventually, the Spaniards would only drive out the...

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