393:. “The transfer means a reading of the urban space, recovering the historical discourse that gave rise to the formation of a set of monuments and roundabouts on Paseo de la Reforma, conceived at the end of the 19th century, with the idea of honoring the Reformation, a great transformation that it meant for Mexico, but to recover a historical reading that began precisely by underlining the Mexican splendor and the importance of the pre-Hispanic or Mesoamerican antecedents of our country”, Diego Prieto, director of INAH said.
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Jennings, Ahuitzotl is a prominent character. Set in the time just before the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors, it accounts his construction of the many expansions of Tenochtitlan, and wars of conquest, trade, and proclivities.
275:) clear. Ahuitzotl was responsible for much of the expansion of the Mexica domain, and consolidated the empire's power after emulating his predecessor. He took power as Emperor in the year
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rebellion, and then swiftly more than doubled the size of lands under Aztec dominance. He conquered the
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19:"Ahuizotl" redirects here. For the mythical animal, see
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302:Perhaps the greatest known military leader of
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373:proposed moving the statues of Ahuizotl and
309:, Ahuizotl began his reign by suppressing a
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234:) was the eighth Aztec ruler, the
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420:In the historical fiction novel
358:Ahuizotl took his name from the
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458:Archeologia Mexicana
383:Parque del Mestizaje
342:great-tailed grackle
294:, and one daughter.
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897:15th-century births
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795:Cuitláhuac
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405:series by
292:Cuauhtémoc
267:("supreme
157:Cuauhtémoc
837:Huanitzin
817:Tlacotzin
785:Ahuitzotl
775:Axayacatl
770:Atotoztli
431:Citations
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381:from the
349:10 Rabbit
327:Guatemala
298:Biography
214:āhuitzotl
205:Ahuitzotl
169:Tezozomoc
132:10 Rabbit
98:Successor
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760:Itzcoatl
724:Tlatoque
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337:(1487).
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269:tlatoani
261:tlatoani
185:Religion
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