Tōxcatl
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t-xcatl-281-16714064
title:
Tōxcatl
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Toxcatl was the name of the fifth twenty-day month or "veintena" of the Aztec calendar which lasted approximately from the 5th to the 22nd May, and of the festival which was held every year in this month. The Festival of Toxcatl was dedicated to the god Tezcatlipoca and featured the sacrifice of a young man who had been impersonating the deity for a full year. The Toxcatl Massacre, a turning point in the Spanish conquest of Mexico, occurred when the Spaniards who were tolerated as guests in Teno
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Day of the Aztec calendar on which an annual festival was held for the god Tezcatlipoca
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dxcatl
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2023-03-21T10:54:53Z
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