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Article: Códice Boturini

Códice Boturini

Códice Boturini

 

At this point you should know from El Principio that the Aztec people were one of a kind. Sun is more important than life for the Aztecs and now that they had a sun, they could start living. Our Aztec brothers were known for living in the Valley of Mexico, located in modern-day Mexico City. But before they were chilling down in the Valley, they made a pilgrimage all the way from the far far north of Mexico. Let us take you on a new trip; this is the story of the Códice Boturini.

AZTLAN

The Códice Boturini, also known as the Tale of the Mexica Migration, tells the story of the trip from Aztlan to the Valley of Mexico. Aztlan was the sun-drenched homeland of our restless friends, nestled in what we now call the Southwestern United States. Imagine it: around 1200 AD, they’re living lakeside in Aztlan—prime real estate, endless sunshine. So what could possibly make you abandon a place like that?

HUITZILOPOCHTLI

Maybe you should take some speech therapy for this one, but Huitzilopochtli was the god of war and ordered the Aztecs to pack their bags and hit the road. I mean, who needs a beautiful hometown when a god is calling, right? Maybe he already had a premonition that someday Trump and his redneck friends would build a wall around their birthplace, or maybe it was just as hot like a chili pepper over there in the north. Anyway, if the God of War wants you to go, you go, right? But where do you go?

EL ÁGUILA

“You must find the eagle that is eating a snake on a cactus,” Huitzilopochtli said. Life can sometimes be that easy. No sooner said than done, the Aztecs set off southward in search of their eagle. After countless sacrifices and and enough tequila to fill a pyramid, there it was, sitting majestically in the heart of Lake Texcoco: El Águila.

 

A.D. 1168-1325

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