Dec 22, 2024
Huitzilopochtli,
patron of the Mexica
"And Huitzilopochtli said to them,
'Take what is among the cacti. They will be the first tribute! And at once there, he changed the name of the Aztecs. He said to them, 'From now on, your name is no longer Aztec, you are now Mexica!
There he painted their ears black; in this way the Mexica took their name.
And there they were given the arrow and the bow and the little net.
Whatever flew overhead, the Mexica shot them well with bows and arrows.
Photo: Codex Borbonicus
Text: Codex Azcatitlan
