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The Great Aztec Temple at Tenochtitlan. Dedicated to the god of war. Built in a large square, with an ashlar wall, carved on the outside with different loops of chained snakes. Engraving. "Historia de la Conquista de México, población, y progresos de la América septentrional, conocida por el nombre de Nueva España" (History of the Conquest of Mexico, population, and progress of northern America, known by the name of New Spain). Written by Antonio de Solís y Rivadeneryra (1610-1686), Chronicler of the Indies. Volume I. Edition published in Barcelona and divided into two volumes, 1771. King's printer: Thomas Piferrer. Historical Military Library of Barcelona. Catalonia, Spain.

The Great Aztec Temple at Tenochtitlan. Dedicated to the god of war. Built in a large square, with an ashlar wall, carved on the outside with different loops of chained snakes. Engraving. "Historia de la Conquista de México, población, y progresos de la América septentrional, conocida por el nombre de Nueva España" (History of the Conquest of Mexico, population, and progress of northern America, known by the name of New Spain). Written by Antonio de Solís y Rivadeneryra (1610-1686), Chronicler of the Indies. Volume I. Edition published in Barcelona and divided into two volumes, 1771. King's printer: Thomas Piferrer. Historical Military Library of Barcelona. Catalonia, Spain.
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The Great Aztec Temple at Tenochtitlan. Dedicated to the god of war. Built in a large square, with an ashlar wall, carved on the outside with different loops of chained snakes. Engraving. "Historia de la Conquista de México, población, y progresos de la América septentrional, conocida por el nombre de Nueva España" (History of the Conquest of Mexico, population, and progress of northern America, known by the name of New Spain). Written by Antonio de Solís y Rivadeneryra (1610-1686), Chronicler of the Indies. Volume I. Edition published in Barcelona and divided into two volumes, 1771. King's printer: Thomas Piferrer. Historical Military Library of Barcelona. Catalonia, Spain.
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Historical Military Library of Barcelona. Catalonia, Spain.
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41.0 x 31.9 cm | 16.1 x 12.6 in (300 dpi)
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16 16TH XVI XVITH SIXTEENTH CENTURY 16 CENTURY 16TH CENTURY 16TH 1771 17TH CENTURY 17TH ADORATION (GENERAL) ADORATION ADORÉ ALTAR AMERICA AMERICAN CONTINENT AMERICAS ANIMAL: SNAKE ANTONIO DE SOLIS Y RIVADENEYRA ARCHITECTURE AZTEC EMPIRE AZTEC MYTHOLOGY AZTEC BELIEFS BODY CADAVER CASTLE CITADEL CITY WALL CITYWALL CIUDAD DE MEXICO CONQUEST MEXICO CONQUEST OF MEXICO CORPS CORPSE CULT CULTURED DEAD BODY DOCTRINE ENGRAVED ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) ENGRAVING ENGRAVING. ENGRAVINGS ETCHING FAITH FERVOR FORTIFICATION FORTIFICATION: CITY WALL FORTRESS GREAT AZTEC TEMPLE GREAT AZTEC TEMPLE, THE GREAT TEMPLE GREAT TEMPLE, THE HIGH WALL HISTORIA DE ESPANA HISTORIA UNIVERSAL HISTORICAL MILITARY LIBRARY OF BARCELONA. CATALONIA, SPAIN. HISTORY OF MEXICO HISTORY OF SPAIN HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF MEXICO HISTORY SPAIN HISTORY HISTORY, SPAIN HUMAN SACRIFICE HUMAN SACRIFICES HUMANS HUMILLADERO INDIAS INDIES INDIES, THE INDÍGENA INDIGENAS INDIGÈNE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE INDIGENOUS TRIBE INDIGENOUS LADDER MAIN TEMPLE MESOAMERICA MESOAMERICAN MEXICA MYTHOLOGY MEXICA MEXICAN MEXICO CITY MEXICO MEXICO, CONQUEST MODERN AGE MODERN ERA MODERN PERIOD MYTHOLOGY NATIVE NATIVES NEW SPAIN NORTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICAN NUEVA ESPANA OFFERING OFFERINGS ORANT PEOPLE PERRON PORTABLE ALTAR PRAISE PRAYER: ORANT PRINT RELIGION RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE RELIGIOUS REPTILE: SNAKE RITE RITUAL RIVADENEYRA S. XVII SACRIFICE SACRIFICE, HUMAN SACRIFICES SNAKE SNAKE SNAKE SNAKES SPAIN, HISTORY SPANISH CONQUEST OF THE AZTEC EMPIRE SPANISH EMPIRE STAIR STAIRCASE STAIRS STAIRWAY STEEPLE STEP STEPS TEMPERA TEMPLE TEMPLES TENOCHTITLAN TOWER TOWERS VICEROYALTY OF NEW SPAIN VICEROYALTY WALL WALLED WATER WORSHIP WORSHIPPING