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Doña Marina, La Malinche
Image by Kate Stephens

Doña Marina, La Malinche

Doña Marina (La Malinche), book illustration included in The Mastering of Mexico by Kate Stephens, p. 65, 1916. La Malinche, Malintzin, or Doña Marina, was a key figure in the fall of the Aztec Empire and the absorption of Mexico into New...
Aztec Turquoise Shield
Image by The British Museum

Aztec Turquoise Shield

An Aztec (Mexica) shield of wood covered in turquoise and shell mosaic. Likely used only as a ceremonial shield. The design shows solar disks and a long, winding snake crisscrossing the shield horizontally. The shield was dedicated to the...
Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler, an exhibition at the British Museum
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Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler, an exhibition at the British Museum

An introduction to the last Aztec ruler, Moctezuma II. Promoting a exhibition at the British Museum, exploring Aztec (Mexica) civilisation through the divine, military and political role of the last elected ruler, Moctezuma II (reigned AD...
Moctezuma: An introduction to the Moctezuma exhibition at the British Museum
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Moctezuma: An introduction to the Moctezuma exhibition at the British Museum

An introduction to the major exhibition at the British Museum which explored Aztec (Mexica) civilisation through the divine, military and political role of the last elected ruler, Moctezuma II (reigned AD 1502—1520).
Coatlicue, c. 1500
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Coatlicue, c. 1500

Coatlicue, c. 1500, Mexica (Aztec), found on the SE edge of the Plaza mayor/Zocalo in Mexico City, basalt, 257 cm high (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City) A conversation with Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker.
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