Anth 1145 1st Edition Lecture 15Current LectureArchaeology of the Aztec capital and its sacred precinct- Cortes and his tlaxcalteca allies arrive in Basin of Mexico using a pass between two volcanoeso This pass is called el paso de corteso Conquers island of Mexico Not the country of mexicoo Lakes no longer exist because the Spanish emptied them- Nuremberg Map of Tenochtitlan 1524o Created when Cortes still had control of cityo Size exaggerated to show you architecture- Island mostly artificialo Contruction of chinampaso Used shallow islands in the lake as an anchor for artificial platform of more than 12 sq. km.o City connected by canals and bridges o Axis mundi of Tenochtitlan= man templeThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Developed into large compound of religious buildingso Main temple crowned by 2 shrines One for the rain god One for the war godo Location marks axis mundi of Aztec cosmology- Destruction of Mexico-Tenochtitlano Big moment of conquest is when the two shrines are burned o Once Tenochtitlan is destroyed a new city rises and it is the capital of the kingdom of New Spaino This is the largest European city in the Americas up to the end of the 18th centuryo There’s no connection with the old native cityo Aztec city still survives with Axis Mundio “Night of Sorrows”o El zocalo: main civic square in historic district of Mexico cityo Coatlicue stone Coatl: serpent Lcueitl: Skirto Earth Goddess found in main square of Mexico City (Aug. 1790)o Sun Stone (1790)o Tizoc’s stone: sacrificial
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