The Aztec dancer (Argia nahuana) damselfly is one of the pond damsels. Common name originates from the Aztecs, and scientific names comes from the Nahuas...
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common in many parts of Mesoamerica, so the rite was nothing new to the Aztecs when they arrived at the Valley of Mexico, nor was it something unique to...
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Aztecs (/ˈæztɛks/ AZ-teks) were a Mesoamerican civilization that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521. The Aztec...
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Powwow (section Head dancers)
The head dancers consist of the Head Man Dancer and the Head Woman Dancer, and often Head Teen Dancers, Head Little Boy and Girl Dancers, Head Golden...
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true Latin dance. Samba Dancer Amalia Aguilar Cuban-Mexican dancer and actress Jarabe Tapatío dancers Tango Carmen Miranda Young couple dancing cha-cha-cha...
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Caras Jed Turman Lazaro Arvizu as Aztec Dancer 1 Esteban Coronado as Aztec Dancer 2 Leandro Guerrero as Aztec Dancer 3 La estación de la Calle Olvera at...
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The Aztec religion is a polytheistic and monistic pantheism in which the Nahua concept of teotl was construed as the supreme god Ometeotl, as well as...
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Aztec warfare concerns the aspects associated with the militaristic conventions, forces, weaponry and strategic expansions conducted by the Late Postclassic...
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Prior to the colonial period, it was the main ceremonial center in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan. The plaza used to be known simply as the "Main Square"...
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Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was a pivotal event in the history of the Americas, marked by the collision of the Aztec Triple Alliance and the...
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Aztec Camera were a Scottish pop/new wave band founded by Roddy Frame, the group's singer, songwriter and only consistent member. Established in 1980...
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including the lavender dancer. The stripe on the side of the thorax is forked in the Aztec dancer and variable dancer. The springwater dancer's preferred habitat...
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tradition, it was a spiritual dance, deeply associated with the worship of Aztec gods. Each movement had a connection to the four elements (water, fire,...
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Aztec society was a highly complex and stratified society that developed among the Aztecs of central Mexico in the centuries prior to the Spanish conquest...
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Allhallowtide. Some argue that there are Indigenous Mexican or ancient Aztec influences that account for the custom, and it has become a way to remember...
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The San Diego State Aztecs are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent San Diego State University. The Aztecs compete in NCAA Division I (FBS)...
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Mesoamerican ballgame (redirect from Aztec ballgame)
ballgame for the Aztecs was a sport and a pastime played for fun, although in general, the Aztec game was a prerogative of the nobles. Young Aztecs would be taught...
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This is a list of gods and supernatural beings from the Aztec culture, its religion and mythology. Many of these deities are sourced from Codexes (such...
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Fall of Tenochtitlan (category Battles involving the Aztec Empire)
The fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztec Empire, was an important event in the Spanish conquest of the empire. It occurred in 1521 following...
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Huēhuecoyōtl (category Aztec gods)
Pre-Columbian god of music, dance, mischief, and song. He is the patron of uninhibited sexuality and rules over the day sign in the Aztec calendar named cuetzpallin...
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Massacre in the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan (category Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire)
Massacre, was an event on 22 May 1520, in the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, in which the celebration of the Feast...
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Aztec cuisine is the cuisine of the former Aztec Empire and the Nahua peoples of the Valley of Mexico prior to European contact in 1519. The most important...
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Xōchipilli (category Aztec gods)
Xōchipilli [ʃoːt͡ʃiˈpilːi] is the god of art, games, dance, flowers, and song in Aztec mythology. His name contains the Nahuatl words xōchitl ("flower")...
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in Selys, 1865 Argia munda Calvert, 1902 - Apache Dancer Argia nahuana Calvert, 1902 - Aztec Dancer Argia nigrior Calvert, 1909 Argia oculata Hagen in...
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Slavery in the Aztec Empire and surrounding Mexica societies was widespread, with slaves known by the Nahuatl word, tlacotli. Slaves did not inherit their...
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Huītzilōpōchtli (category Aztec gods)
) is the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion. He was also the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan. He wielded...
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The Aztec Ruins National Monument in northwestern New Mexico, United States, consists of preserved structures constructed by the Pueblo Indians. The national...
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studio album by Scottish pop group Aztec Camera, released in November 1987 on Sire. While it was released under the Aztec Camera name, Roddy Frame was the...
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& III Finalist 67.900 25th Place Division I 1993 La Fiesta Mexicana Aztec Dance, Mass & Carnival All from La Fiesta Mexicana by H. Owen Reed 94.300 1st...
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The Purépecha empire was never conquered by the Aztec Empire, in fact there is no record of the Aztecs ever defeating them in battle. This was most likely...
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