Before the Spanish arrived in the early 1500's, the Aztec, or Mexica, people
had built an impressive civilization. Their empire was composed of bustling
cities that were larger, cleaner, and more architecturally sophisticated than
most cities in Europe at that time. The arrival of Spanish conquistador Hernan
Cortés would prove so disastrous for Aztec society that supernatural
explanations did not seem out of the question. Did the Aztecs believe that
Cortés was in fact the god Quetzalcoatl? Did the myth of a bearded god colour
how the Mexica dealt with this gold-hungry pirate? Tune in and find out how
hungover deities, a boat built from snakes, and a stick used to support a
man's giant gut all play a role in the story.
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