HUITZILOPOCHTLI (Lecture 36)

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HUITZILOPOCHTLI (Lecture 36)

Huitzilopochtli • blue feathers • hummingbird headress • xiuhcoatl (fire serpent) stick • mirror • [serpent foot]

Migration • Migration as “external motivation”: fated, destined, divinely supported. • Migration charts genealogical, physical, topographical ancestry. • Migration establishes itinerary of significant places, sacralizing space. • Migration establishes political history of relations, legitimizing wars and alliances. • Route of migration provides map for ritual reenactment.

Aztec Migration • Aztecs leave Aztlan and wander 300 years, led by bodiless Huitzilopochtli • group splits into two tribes • on Mount Coatepec, Coatlicue (“Snake Skirt Woman”) impregnated by feather • Huitzilopochtli born and attacked by 400 step-brothers and Coyolxauqui (“She Whose Face is Adorned with Bells”) • death of Coyolxauhqui ~ defeat of moon by sun • sculptured slab of dismembered Coyolxauqui at Templo Mayor • Huitzilopochtli kills Copan, leader of other migration group • heart of Copan becomes island in Lake Texcoco • Aztecs enslaved by neighboring tribes • Huitzilopochtli sacrifices daughter of neighboring king • Aztecs defeat masters, found Tenochtitlan (1345) where eagle perches in cactus