Aztec Temple at Tenochtitlan

Aztec priests sacrificing prisoners to the god Huitzilopochtli at the great temple of Tenochtitlan. Wide stairs lead to the platform where Hernan Cortes attempted to stop Montezuma from making a human sacrifice. Tenochtilan was the capital of the Aztec empire, founded in 1325, destroyed by the Spaniards in 1521 and now the site of Mexico City

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Aztec Huitzilopochtli Mesoamerica Moctezuma Montezuma Motecuhzoma Moteuczoma Priests Sacrifice Tenochtitlan Xocoyotzin

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