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The article presents the idea that the Aztec may have considered Cortes to be a god to be nothing more than a "persistent myth" that Camilla Townsend's article has (triumphally) "put to rest". I just finished reading her article. She acknowledges that a great many historians have claimed this (and gives citations). She acknowledges evidence for this claim comes from the very earliest indigenous accounts, as well as earliest European accounts (barring Cortes's letters during the conquest). So in other words, Townsend is offering a "new perspective" against the entrenched claims of the literature. The article should be updated to reflect that the god claim is (1) deeply entrenched in the historical literature, (2) present in very early sources such as Codex Florentino, and (3) is disputed by some scholars, such as Townsend. Nettyl (talk) 09:41, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
Additinally, scholarly responses to Townsend are many. For example Lucie Johnson's study here: http://www.wou.edu/history/files/2015/08/Lucie-Johnson.pdf Nettyl (talk) 09:45, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
I can't see the reason for this move. I'm tempted to move it back, but I'd be interested in hearing arguments first. What's the diaresis indicating? –Hajor 13:23, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I can´t see either a reason for using diaereses, at least not in the title of an article, its the first time i see this use. Nanahuatzin 21:34, 12 Apr 2005 (UTC)
"Moctezuma II, thinking Cortés to be the returning god Quetzalcoatl, welcomed him with great pomp." - I thought that Moctezuma was sceptical as well and even though he welcomed Cortes he also asked him to leave?
The article on the Aztecs is getting huge, 59k at last count, and we should probably start doing something to break it up into smaller pieces, ala the History of Greece, Inca Empire and a bunch of otherwise large historical pages. Merging the info about the Aztec capital seemed a good place to start. --Fxer 02:35, 5 January 2006 (UTC)
Jamsmsmsmsjsk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.148.143.22 (talk) 02:36, 19 May 2020 (UTC)
"There were also specialized tianquiztli in the other central Mexican." What does this mean to say? - Jmabel | Talk 06:17, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
The following was listed in the references:
Clearly a fictional play was not a reference used in the writing of the article, given that the play itself is not mentioned. I've brought it over here to talk instead of just cutting it in case there is something worth following up. I didn't even follow the link, myself. - Jmabel | Talk 06:50, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
He is referred to in this article as "Bernal". Isn't that like calling Cortés "Hernán"?
MaxwellPerkins 07:31, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
I feel that there needs to be more detail about the meaning of the "eagle perched on a cactus with the snake in its mouth". If possible, I would like to edit this to talk about the following (really horrible point form :P):
Is this okay or should we put this in another article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by HopieG (talk • contribs) 21:00, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
I never did get a chance to read the History of the Aztecs page until you mentioned it. I suppose it's good enough. Thanks! HopieG (talk) 20:28, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
This section on population should be revised. People cite Wikipedia saying that Tenochtitlan was the largest in the world when Cortes showed up. But you can look at List_of_largest_cities_throughout_history and its references to see that many other cities such as Beijing were much larger in 1500 AD. 2601:7:5400:1BB:84C:BB6D:1932:8A52 (talk) 23:08, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
I agree. Can someone check the source cited, and exactly what it says? It seems highly unlikely that an Mesoamerican city was larger than the largest cities in China/Asia in the 1500s. If no one can back up this claim, I suggest we change it to "largest in America" (if a source for that can be found). 106.188.14.194 (talk) 09:50, 22 June 2014 (UTC)
A good illustration can be found on flickr under CC-By licence here. I'm really not an expert of Tenochtitlan so I just bring the link :). Léna (talk) 15:57, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
I think El Co was right to change the attribution for this panoramic depiction/reconstruction of Tenochtitlan in the article from Gerardo Murillo, aka Dr. Atl, which was done in this recent edit. I can't find any reliable source that credits Dr Atl, only wiki mirrors and other sources likely using wikipedia as the base; we have only the statement in the original upload msg by Shanel Nanahuatzin (talk · contribs) that credits to Dr Atl.
However, I think that now it is attributed to the wrong Covarrubias—I'm reasonably certain that it's not the more well-known Miguel responsible, but his younger brother Luis Covarrubias, and that he (Luis) executed the original in 1964. I realise that in the caption on p.184 of Michael E. Smith's The Aztecs (a reliable and eminently qualified source) the text attributes the painting shown to Miguel; however many more sources, including guides produced by the Museo Nacional de Antropología, Richard Townsend's Aztecs etc credit the work to Luis. I'll marshal up some sources. --cjllw ʘ TALK 07:15, 6 April 2010 (UTC)
Also gather that this original photo by Nanahuatzin is of a mural copy on display at the Museo del Templo Mayor in the city centre, and not Covarrubias' original oils-on-cloth painting (shown in El C's new photo above), on display at the MNA in Chapultepec. Given that Covarrubias' painting dates to 1964, the same year that MNA's new premises at Chapultec opened, I'd presume that this original one was commissioned for the opening—Luis was one of a number of artists involved with getting it fitted out. The copy made for the Museo del Templo Mayor was evidently executed later since this museum opened only in 1987, coincidentally same year that Luis died.
All this may have some implications about what license could be applicable; hard to see how either the Templo mural or MNA's painting could be Public Domain (original work executed less than 50 years ago, the artist dying only 23 years ago).--cjllw ʘ TALK 03:53, 7 April 2010 (UTC)
It says it's on Lake Texcoco, but no map. —Preceding unsigned comment added by KyuubiSeal (talk • contribs) 01:58, 8 September 2010 (UTC)
Would it be appropriate to add geographical coordinates (as in the article for Mexico City)? Stevvers (talk) 12:52, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
This article states that the ruins of Templo Mayor were first reached during the construction of a metro line, but the Templo Mayor article states that an electric company project was responsible. Since I don't have access to the references in either article, I wonder if someone can clarify. Orange Suede Sofa (talk) 05:17, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
Did the Aztecs call the city Mexico Tenochtitlan or just Tenochtitlan? This is unclear. (I wonder about what the Aztecs called the city and not the Spanish conquistadors. --Oddeivind (talk) 07:07, 12 August 2011 (UTC)
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about the inhabitants it was falsified by no strong backing or citing. Alexis2003 (talk) 09:31, 29 August 2011 (UTC)
The following text seems to be copied verbatim from www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Aztec_civilization --or they copied it from here. (If the licensing is OK with this, please ignore this comment.)
Sahagún reports that the city also had beggars (only crippled people were allowed to beg), thieves, and prostitutes. At night, in the dark alleys one could find scantily clad ladies with heavy makeup (they also painted their teeth), chewing tzicli (chicle, the original chewing gum) noisily to attract clients. There seem to have been another kind of women, ahuianis, who had sexual relations with warriors. The Spaniards were surprised because they did not charge for their work, so perhaps they had other means of support.
The last part of the final sentence, "so perhaps they had other means of support," is omitted in the Wikipedia article. Other instances of possible plagiarism may exist, but I've not checked for them. This is my first post on Wikipedia, so please go easy on me! Dmutters (talk) 21:22, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
//Its not plagiarism its just a joke. Should be removed completely// (Prettyprinting (talk) 00:16, 13 February 2012 (UTC))
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"Inhabitants" section is a mere offensive joke. Should be deleted completely
Prettyprinting (talk) 00:21, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
In the section on Cortès it is written that the Mexica saw Cortes as Quetzalquetl. Only references seem to be dating to 1972. On another Wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fall_of_Tenochtitlan) on the fall of Tenochtitlan however it is written: "It once was widely believed that the Aztecs first thought Cortés was Quetzalcoatl, a mythical god prophesied to return to Mexico—coincidentally in the same year Cortés landed and from the same direction he came. This is now believed to be an invention of the conquerors, and perhaps natives who wished to rationalize the actions of the Aztec tlatoani, Moctezuma II. Most scholars agree that the Aztecs, especially the inner circle around Moctezuma, were well convinced that Cortés was not a god in any shape or form.". There's a primary source to this information that is more recent than the one on this page, so anyone with more knowledge on the issue than me might want to correct this page. There might be additional primary sources in the book 1491 by Charles Mann. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.173.140.62 (talk) 19:31, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
I've been trying to find this ancient Mexican city whose inhabitants all seemed to vanish at one point (after being an extremely prosperous, overpopulated city) and whose architecture was so huge that the people who came to the city after the inhabitants left thought that it had been built by giants. This is the closest I could find to it. Does anybody know for sure if Tenochtitlan is the city I'm looking for? If not, do you have any idea what city I might be thinking of? Thanks in advance for your help.--50.89.225.132 (talk) 06:17, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
The Great Pyramid of Cholula was said to be built by water giant called Xelhua. When the primordial flood took place, Xelhua with five other Giants, managed to climb the mountain of Tlaloc and survived. He then created the great pyramid of Cholula to commemorate this event. The City of Teotihuacan was also said to have been built by water giants. (BoxRox) 10:23 5 May 2017 (UTC)
The reason given for Tenochtitlan's fall being due to Moctezuma may very well be true, but it needs to be rewritten so as not to sound subjective. The last sentence sounds like the conclusion to a persuasive essay. 2014-11-14 15:01
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"Leaving a post in Vera Cruz, the officer left in charge received a letter from Qualpopoca, the leader of Almería, asking to become a vassal of the Spaniards."
I believe that this is an error, but am not sure what to change it to/if to remove it.
Almeria is a city in spain, and Qualpopoca's page does not mention that he is a leader of Almeria, or Almeria at all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.97.230.147 (talk) 14:03, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
The paragraph about the siege of Tenochtitlan seems to have edit confusion at the moment. It speaks of the siege, then without speaking of the end of the siege, it talks of Cortez remodelling the city- THEN it talks of "While the people of Tenochtitlan were celebrating the over 60 Spaniards who were captured, sacrificed while living and then eaten by the locals. The skins, Feet and hands of captured Spaniards were sent around the country as a warning to other tribes." I suggest that it is currently in the wrong order, but I don't understand it well enough to fix it.
IceDragon64 (talk) 23:55, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
The beginning of the article erroneously gives the Spanish spelling of Tenochtitlan as Tenochtitlán ("Spanish: Tenochtitlán"), which is incorrect, as reference to the Spanish-language Wikipedia article on Tenochtitlan makes plain (https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9xico-Tenochtitlan). The preferred Spanish spelling and pronunciation doesn't have an accent on the "a." In fact, the only mention of that spelling in the Spanish-language article is made in a footnote. Mpaniello (talk) 17:17, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
Should Tenoch (King Tenoch) not be mentioned in the etymology for the naming of the city? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rockin sasquatch (talk • contribs) 19:46, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
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While looking at posts on Mastodon, I found these[2] 3d reconstitution of this city by a certain Thomas Kole[3], that aim to be historically accurate, and looks pretty (and I think they would probably be better for an overview of the city). Those images are licensed under CC-BY 4.0, but I’m not familiar with this subject. Still think you (people familiar with the subject) could be interested. Marius851000 (talk) 10:07, 6 September 2023 (UTC)