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Xochitiotzin, Desiderio Hernandez (1922-2007)
Mural painting on the wall of the patio of the Government Palace of Tlaxcala; to the left, a high ranking personage wearing crown made of quetzal (the sacred bird) feathers; in front, a codex, manuscript made of amatl paper (pictographic writing). To the right, one leg of a jaguar-warrior. During the Conquest, the Tlaxcaltecs, enemies of the Aztecs, allied with Hernan Cortes in his conquest of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital city.
Location
Palacio de Gobierno/Tlaxcala/Mexico
Unique Identifier
ART526214
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
4998px × 4951px
Photo Credit
Mireille Vautier / Art Resource, NY
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Crown
Feather
HEADPIECE
Quetzal, Bird
Wallpainting
Warrior