Moctezuma II . Ninth tlatoani of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520. Moctezuma goes to the temple surrounded by virgin maidens who are to be...大約15世紀
Conquerors and conquered. Moctezuma II , Hernan Cortes , Pedro de Alvarado , Gonzalo de Sandoval and Cristobal de Olid . Colored engraving. 19th...西班牙, 墨西哥
Second letter of Relation by Hernan Cortes . To punish the betrayal of Aztec hero Cuauhpopoca, Cortes took prisoner Moctezuma II. Engraving, 1807.西班牙, 原住民文化, 現代 - 風格
Killing of Montezuma and the pillaging of his treasure, detail of the folding screen with the Conquest of Mexico, by an unknown 17th century artist,...
Killing of Montezuma, detail of the folding screen with the Conquest of Mexico, by an unknown 17th century artist, oil on canvas, 213x550 cm. Central...
Hernan Cortes at the head of the Spanish Armada, meeting the Aztec Emperor Montezuma II in the presence of St James on horseback, detail from the...西班牙文化, 墨西哥
The Aztec Emperor Montezuma II in Chapultepec, oil on canvas by Daniel del Valle, 1895. Mexico, 16th century. Mexico City, Museo Nacional De Arte
Fighting between the Aztecs and the Spanish, detail from the Screen with scenes of the Spanish conquest, Battle at Tenochtitlan, oil painting by an...
The capture of the Aztec Emperor Montezuma II and battles between the Aztecs and Spaniards in Tenochtitlan, Mexico, detail from the Screen with...
The Aztec emperor Montezuma put in irons, illustration from the Florentine Codex, General history of the things of New Spain, Bernardino Ribeira de...
The Aztec Emperor Montezuma II taken hostage by the Spaniards, illustration from Florentine Codex, General history of the things of New Spain, by...
Meeting of Hernan Cortes with the envoy sent by Aztec emperor Montezuma II , Mexico, illustration from the Florentine Codex, General history of the...西班牙文化, 探索者
Ceramic flute of the kind known as ocarina in the shape of a macaw or parrot, It is played by blowing through an aperture at the end of the birds...
Fragments of sculptured rock which once formed part of Montezumas summer palace, This palace was completely destroyed Mexico. Aztec, 15 16th c Hill...
Obsidian mirror which once belonged to Dr John Dee , thought to be part of the treasure brought back from Mexico by Cortes, A scryer, gazing into the...黑曜石
Mask of Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror, Formed of turquoise and lignite mosaic set over a human skull. Detail of the eyes which are polished discs...
Mask of Tezcatlipoca, the Smoking Mirror, Formed of turquoise and lignite mosaic set over a human skull. Mexico. Mixtec / Aztec. C 1500.
Page from the Codex Cospi, An aspect of Tezcatlipoca, the black aspect, associated with death, black magic and the north. His robe is decorated with...
The Pyramid of the Sun, The city of Teotihuacan became the most influencial city in Mexico. The Aztecs believed it to be the birthplace of the sun....
The Pyramid of the Sun, In the 2nd c BC the people of Teotihuacan began to construct this great pyramid over a smaller one. It is one of the largest...
The Pyramid of the Sun with the Pyramids of the Ciudadela in the foreground, The city of Teotihuacan became the most influencial city in Mexico. The...
Fragments of sculptured rock which once formed part of Montezuma's summer palace, It was quite normal for the Great Speaker and other nobles to move...
Facade of church at Zinapecuaro, dating from circa 1630, Once part of a Franciscan convent built on the site of a temple of the Tarascan people, the...墨西哥, 建築物正面
Facade of church at Zinapecuaro, dating from circa 1630, Once part of a Franciscan convent built on the site of a temple of the Tarascan people, the...
Gateway of church at Zinapecuaro, dating from circa 1630, Once part of a Franciscan convent built on the site of a temple of the Tarascan people....
Courtyard cross at the church of La Virgen de la Candelaria, Cuidad Hidalgo, Candles are lit in a small altar at the base. Disks of obsidian, which...
Second church courtyard cross at San Matias,Christian symbols are represented in an Aztec carving style and combined with motifs drawn from local...
Church courtyard cross at San Matias, Christian symbols are represented in an Aztec carving style and combined with motifs drawn from local religious...
Church cross at Convent of San Francisco, Tepeapulco, built in the C16th on the site of an Aztec temple pyramid to the god Huitzilopochtli, Christian...
Church cross at Convent of San Francisco, Tepeapulco, built in the C16th on the site of an Aztec temple pyramid to the god Huitzilopochtli, Christian...
Courtyard with church cross at San Felipe de los Alzati, south of Cuidad Hidalgo, Christian symbols, such as the Franciscan shield showing the Five...墨西哥
Church cross at San Felipe de los Alzati, south of Cuidad Hidalgo, Christian symbols, such as the Franciscan shield showing the Five Bleeding Wounds...
Church cross at San Felipe de los Alzati, south of Cuidad Hidalgo, Christian symbols, such as the Franciscan shield showing the Five Bleeding Wounds...
Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, the ancient Tarascan town of Taximaroa, Formerly part of the Franciscan convent of San Jose, dating from 1598, it...
Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, the ancient Tarascan town of Taximaroa, Formerly part of the Franciscan convent of San Jose, dating from 1598, it...
Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, the ancient Tarascan town of Taximaroa, Formerly part of the Franciscan convent of San Jose, dating from 1598, it...
Church cross at Cuidad Hidalgo, the ancient Tarascan town of Taximaroa, Formerly part of the Franciscan convent of San Jose, dating from 1598, it...社區, 墨西哥, 原住民文化
The Aztec canals at the floating gardens of Xochimilco, The land was constantly replenished with soil dredged from the bottom of the lake and is...霍奇米爾科花園, 農場, 墨西哥
View of the 'Temple of the Eagle Warriors' during the excavations of El Templo Mayor in Mexico City, Mexico. Aztec. The city was founded in 1325 AD....
View of four Aztec stone statues reclining against a colossal stairway, Detail. Mexico. Aztec. The city was founded in 1325 AD. Tenochtitlan.
Feather Serpent detail, showing the stone head and composite body with partial plaster covering, Part of the great snake-wall which surrounded the...
Carved stone coloured Eagle head adorning the front of the Eagle Temple, Mexico. Aztec. The city was founded in 1325 AD. Tenochtitlan.
View of the excavations in 1983 in Mexico City, Section of the wall from the 'Temple of the Eagle Warriors'. Snake heads can be seen protruding from...
View of sculpted snake forming part of a 'snake wall', El Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan , Mexico. Aztec. The city was founded in 1325 AD. Tenochtitlan.
Detail from the forecourt of the 'Red Temple' on the site of El Templo Mayor, Mexico City, Mexico. Aztec. The city was founded in 1325 AD....
View of the 'Red Temple' adjacent to the Temple Mayor, Mexico. Aztec. The city was founded in 1325 AD. Tenochtitlan.
El Templo Mayor, A sculpture of a snake on top of a low wall beside a stairway. Mexico. Aztec. The city was founded in 1325 AD. Tenochtitlan.
Innermost of the Templo Mayor's construction, the first Aztec Templo Mayor, Mexico. Aztec. The city was founded in 1325 AD. Tenochtitlan.
General view of the two 'Feathered Serpent' heads which were the representation of the God Quetzalcoatl, from the inner temple of the Templo Mayor,...
Detail of the skull rack or Tzompantli from the site of El Templo Mayor, Mexico City, Mexico . Aztec. The city was founded in 1325 AD. Tenochtitlan.
Detail of the 'Tzompantli' or skull rack found in the excavations in the Templo Mayor, The detail shows 12 carved stone skulls. Mexico. Aztec. The...墨西哥
Detail of the 'Tzompantli' or skull rack found in the excavations in the Templo Mayor, The detail shows 12 carved stone skulls. Mexico. Aztec. The...骷髏頭神廟
Detail of the great Calendar stone, At the centre is the mask of Tonatiuh crying out for the blood of sacrifice. Surrounding this is a group of...
Calendar stone, At the centre is the mask of Tonatiuh. Surrounding this is a group of symbols depicting the earthquake which will end the world....
