La Capital: The Biography of Mexico CityRandom House, 1988 - 640 σελίδες The history of Mexico City is a sweeping, dramatic saga of individuals confronting victory and defeat, opulence and misery, euphoria and catastrophe. A colorful panorama, told by a Latin American correspondent of the New York Times. 16 pages of photos. |
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Σελίδα 71
... ordered great levies of sacrificial victims from his vassal tribes , especially those rumored to be near rebellion . More than ever before , human flesh became a staple at banquets for the warriors , priests , nobles , and merchants ...
... ordered great levies of sacrificial victims from his vassal tribes , especially those rumored to be near rebellion . More than ever before , human flesh became a staple at banquets for the warriors , priests , nobles , and merchants ...
Σελίδα 97
... ordered that gifts be prepared for the strangers , even more sumptuous presents than before : turquoise serpent masks , gold disks , jade necklaces , crowns , and robes of resplendent feathers . He told his envoys to carry the offerings ...
... ordered that gifts be prepared for the strangers , even more sumptuous presents than before : turquoise serpent masks , gold disks , jade necklaces , crowns , and robes of resplendent feathers . He told his envoys to carry the offerings ...
Σελίδα 173
... ordered all Indian chieftains and many commoners in the Mexico City area to attend the execution he surely would ... ordered by the Aztec king against a Spanish garrison near Veracruz . That attack was carried out by Quauhpopoca , ruler ...
... ordered all Indian chieftains and many commoners in the Mexico City area to attend the execution he surely would ... ordered by the Aztec king against a Spanish garrison near Veracruz . That attack was carried out by Quauhpopoca , ruler ...
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Prologue 3 | 3 |
The Valley and Its First Inhabitants | 11 |
The Cannibal Empire | 26 |
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