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Toxcatl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈtoːʃkat͡ɬ]) was the name of the
fifth twenty-day
month or "veintena" of the
Aztec calendar which lasted approximately...
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Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl, the
primordial dual deity. His main
festival was
Toxcatl, which, like most
religious festivals of
Aztec culture,
involved human...
- time, the
Mexica (Aztecs)
began to
prepare for the
annual festival of
Toxcatl in
early May, in
honor of Tezcatlipoca,
otherwise known as the Smoking...
- "The most
remarkable festival in
connection with
Tezcatlipoca was the
Toxcatl, held in the
fifth month. On the day of this festival, a
youth was slain...
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conquest of the
Aztec Empire, in
which the
celebration of the
Feast of
Toxcatl ended in a m****acre of
Aztec elites.
While Hernán Cortés was in Tenochtitlan...
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indigenous people. As Cortés
approached Tenochtitlan, the
Tenochcah celebrated Toxcatl. At this
event the most
prominent warriors of each
altepetl would dance...
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fully armed jaguar knights and
eagle warriors.
During the 20-day
month of
Toxcatl, a
young impersonator of
Tezcatlipoca would be sacrificed.
Throughout a...
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Pedro de
Alvarado m****acres
Aztec elites celebrating the
Festival of
Toxcatl Late May – Cortés
forces attack Narvárez's
forces at Cempoala; incorporation...
- 759–760. ISBN 0-684-81913-9. Quipoloa, J. (2007). "The
Aztec Festivals:
Toxcatl (Dryness)". The
Aztec Gateway.
Archived from the
original on 16 September...
- huēyi tōzōztli (“greater vigil”) Apr 30–May 19 Apr 03–Apr 22
Cinteotl 5
toxcatl (“dryness”) May 20–Jun 08 Apr 23–May 12
Tezcatlipoca 6
etzalcualiztli (“eating...
