How did the "white" god come to Mexico? : Ce Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl / by Stefan Heep

By:

Heep, Stefan [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781527539969

Subject(s):

Quetzalcoatl (Mesoamerican deity)

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

F1219 .H693 2019

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Contents:

Doña Isabel's petition -- Leyenda de los soles -- The animals of Cuauhtitlan -- Sahagún's Historia General de la Nueva España -- Comparison of the Quetzalcoatl accounts -- Reconstruction of the pre-hispanic Quetzalcoatl -- Discussion

Subject: Most American schoolbooks claim that the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II confused the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés for the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, a fabulous, fair-skinned priest king of ancient times who had promised to return, which is why Moctezuma voluntarily surrendered his mighty empire. In the past, the tale of Quetzalcoatl has inspired many people to speculate about pre-Columbian invaders from the Old World. It has also been abused as another presumed proof of white supremacy. Indigenous traditions, however, saw a Mexican Messiah who played an important part in constructing the Mexican

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Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	F1219.76.45 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		on1120695800

Most American schoolbooks claim that the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II confused the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés for the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, a fabulous, fair-skinned priest king of ancient times who had promised to return, which is why Moctezuma voluntarily surrendered his mighty empire. In the past, the tale of Quetzalcoatl has inspired many people to speculate about pre-Columbian invaders from the Old World. It has also been abused as another presumed proof of white supremacy. Indigenous traditions, however, saw a Mexican Messiah who played an important part in constructing the Mexican

Includes bibliographical references.

Hernan Cortés' second letter to Emperor Charles V -- Doña Isabel's petition -- Leyenda de los soles -- The animals of Cuauhtitlan -- Sahagún's Historia General de la Nueva España -- Comparison of the Quetzalcoatl accounts -- Reconstruction of the pre-hispanic Quetzalcoatl -- Discussion

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