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Estudios de cultura náhuatl
On-line version ISSN 3061-8002Print version ISSN 0071-1675
Abstract
MYSYK, Avis Darlene. Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca in Cuauhquechollan (Valley of Atlixco, Mexico). Estud. cult. náhuatl [online]. 2012, vol.43, pp.115-138. ISSN 3061-8002.
The gods Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca were widely worshiped throughout Mesoamerica. Based on an analysis of selected ethnohistorical accounts, this paper explores the significance of the gods' presence in Cuauhquechollan to the city-states of Tenochtitlan, Tlaxcallan and Tetzcoco.
Keywords : Cuauhquechollan; gods; Quetzalcoatl; Tezcatlipoca; dialectics; political legitimacy; Triple Alliance; Tlaxcallan; Texcoco; Tenochtlitlan.
