The Daily Life of the Aztecs: On the Eve of the Spanish Conquest. Translated from the French by Patrick O'BrianMacmillan, 1962 - 319 páginas This book by an international authority on Mexican archeology and sociology presents a vivid history of that profoundly religious Aztec warrior society - from its days as a primitive people, to the early sixteenth century - when, on the eve of the Spanish conquest, a powerful native government ruled with great organizational ability and restless energy. |
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Página 126
... kind of stone , with the roof- timbers made of cedar and other sweet - smelling woods - very big rooms , and what was particularly worth seeing , patios covered over with cotton awnings . When we had looked through all this , we went ...
... kind of stone , with the roof- timbers made of cedar and other sweet - smelling woods - very big rooms , and what was particularly worth seeing , patios covered over with cotton awnings . When we had looked through all this , we went ...
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... kind which was fattened for eating . Its flesh was no doubt less esteemed than that of the turkey , for Sahagún tells us that ' in dishes the turkey - meat was put on top , and the dog underneath , to make it seem more ( para hacer ...
... kind which was fattened for eating . Its flesh was no doubt less esteemed than that of the turkey , for Sahagún tells us that ' in dishes the turkey - meat was put on top , and the dog underneath , to make it seem more ( para hacer ...
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... kind of duel arranged for the service of the gods ; if it were political , to a crisis or a passing tumult , in which the gods would be able to make their decisions known . The campaign might be long , because of the very great ...
... kind of duel arranged for the service of the gods ; if it were political , to a crisis or a passing tumult , in which the gods would be able to make their decisions known . The campaign might be long , because of the very great ...
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SOCIETY AND THE STATE AT | 36 |
THE WORLD MAN AND TIME | 95 |
A MEXICANS | 120 |
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