Toxcatl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈtoːʃkat͡ɬ]) was the name of the fifth twenty-day month or "veintena" of the Aztec calendar which lasted approximately...
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Tezcatlipoca (section Toxcatl)
Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl, the primordial dual deity. His main festival was Toxcatl, which, like most religious festivals of Aztec culture, involved human...
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"The most remarkable festival in connection with Tezcatlipoca was the Toxcatl, held in the fifth month. On the day of this festival, a youth was slain...
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indigenous people. As Cortés approached Tenochtitlan, the Tenochcah celebrated Toxcatl. At this event the most prominent warriors of each altepetl would dance...
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conquest of the Aztec Empire, in which the celebration of the Feast of Toxcatl ended in a massacre of Aztec elites. While Hernán Cortés was in Tenochtitlan...
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the original on 4 July 2008. Quipoloa, J. (2007). "The Aztec Festivals: Toxcatl (Dryness)". The Aztec Gateway. Archived from the original on 16 September...
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– Pedro de Alvarado massacres Aztec elites celebrating the Festival of Toxcatl Late May – Cortés forces attack Narvárez's forces at Cempoala; incorporation...
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fully armed jaguar knights and eagle warriors. During the 20-day month of Toxcatl, a young impersonator of Tezcatlipoca would be sacrificed. Throughout a...
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fully armed jaguar knights and eagle warriors. During the 20-day month of Toxcatl, a young impersonator of Tezcatlipoca would be sacrificed. Throughout a...
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huēyi tōzōztli (“greater vigil”) Apr 30–May 19 Apr 03–Apr 22 Cinteotl 5 toxcatl (“dryness”) May 20–Jun 08 Apr 23–May 12 Tezcatlipoca 6 etzalcualiztli (“eating...
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the Spanish conquest of Mexico, in which the celebration of the Feast of Toxcatl ended in a massacre of Aztec elites. 1521 Massacre after the fall of Tenochtitlan...
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them was dedicated to Huitzilopochtli. This celebration day, known as Toxcatl, falls within the fifteenth month of the Mexican calendar. During the festival...
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Massacres in the Spanish Conquest of the Americas: Xaragua, Cholula and Toxcatl, 1503–1519". In Kiernan, Ben; Lemos, T. M.; Taylor, Tristan S. (eds.)....
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Massacres in the Spanish Conquest of the Americas: Xaragua, Cholula and Toxcatl, 1503–1519". In Kiernan, Ben; Lemos, T. M.; Taylor, Tristan S. (eds.)....
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Aztec nobles in the Templo Mayor in Tenochtitlan during the celebration of Toxcatl. 29 June Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire: Moctezuma II, the tlatoani...
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time, the Mexica (Aztecs) began to prepare for the annual festival of Toxcatl in early May, in honor of Tezcatlipoca, otherwise known as the Smoking...
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poverty and slavery. The main rite of Tezcatlipoca's cult took place during Toxcatl, the fifth ritual month. Every year at that time the priest selected a...
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2008. Retrieved 10 July 2018. Quipoloa, J. (2007). "The Aztec Festivals: Toxcatl (Dryness)". The Aztec Gateway. Archived from the original on 16 September...
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Massacres in the Spanish Conquest of the Americas: Xaragua, Cholula and Toxcatl, 1503–1519". In Kiernan, Ben; Lemos, T. M.; Taylor, Tristan S. (eds.)....
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seems to protest against Pedro de Alvarado's attack during the festival of Tóxcatl. Moctezuma II, under orders from Cortés, had Cacamatzin arrested "in his...
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captures King Henry VI of England. 1520 – The massacre at the festival of Tóxcatl takes place during the Fall of Tenochtitlan, resulting in turning the Aztecs...
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Massacre in the Spanish Conquest of the Americas: Xaragua, Cholula, and Toxcatl (1503-1519)" (PDF). livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk. p. 6. Retrieved 22 June...
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huēyi tōzōztli (“greater vigil”) Apr 30–May 19 Apr 03–Apr 22 Cinteotl 5 toxcatl (“dryness”) May 20–Jun 08 Apr 23–May 12 Tezcatlipoca 6 etzalcualiztli (“eating...
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Massacre in the Spanish Conquest of the Americas: Xaragua, Cholula, and Toxcatl (1503-1519)" (PDF). livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk. p. 6. Retrieved June...
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Aztec nobles at the Great Temple at Tenochtitlan to celebrate the Feat of Toxcatl in honor of the god Tezcatlipoca. Alvarado uses the opportunity to kill...
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Huey Tozotli . Great Perforation 5. MAY 20 - JUN 08 5. APR 23 - MAY 12 Toxcatl .. Dryness 6. JUN 09 - JUN 28 6. MAY 13 - JUN 01 Etzalcualiztli. Eating...
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Aztec nobles at the Great Temple at Tenochtitlan to celebrate the Feat of Toxcatl in honor of the god Tezcatlipoca. Alvarado uses the opportunity to kill...
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November 1519. Next is folio 23r, the right half of a spread depicting the Toxcatl massacre of 1520, ordered by Pedro de Alvarado. The Templo Mayor dominates...
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massacre of nearly 1000 Mexica who were participating in the festival of Toxcatl. After dealing with Narváez, Cortés prepared to return to Tenochtitlan...
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choreographed the Toccata for the Academia de la Danza Mexicana, under the title Tóxcatl. Scenery and costumes were by Miguel Covarrubias, and the principal dancers...
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