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Estudios de cultura náhuatl
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Abstract
MYSYK, Avis Darlene. Quetzalcoatl and Tezcatlipoca in Cuauhquechollan (Valley of Atlixco, Mexico). Estud. cult. náhuatl [online]. 2012, vol.43, pp.115-138. ISSN 0071-1675.
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.
