Uxmal, in north-west Yucatán, Mexico, was an important Maya city which flourished between the 6th and 10th centuries CE. https://www.worldhistory.org/Uxmal/ #History #MayaArchitecture #MayaCivilization #Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli

Tonatiuh, 'Turquoise Lord,' was the 5th and present sun in the Aztec view of the cosmos and the fierce sun god of several other Postclassic Mesoamerican cultures, including the Toltecs. https://www.worldhistory.org/Tonatiuh/ #History #SunStone #Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli #Tonatiuh

Tonatiuh, 'Turquoise Lord,' was the 5th and present sun in the Aztec view of the cosmos and the fierce sun god of several other Postclassic Mesoamerican cultures, including the Toltecs.https://www.worldhistory.org/Tonatiuh/ #SunStone #Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli #Tonatiuh #History

Tonatiuh, 'Turquoise Lord,' was the 5th and present sun in the Aztec view of the cosmos and the fierce sun god of several other Postclassic Mesoamerican cultures, including the Toltecs. It was thought that only the regular offering of hearts from sacrificial victims would nourish Tonatiuh so that he had the strength to reign supreme in the skies and battle each night the forces of darkness. For...https://www.worldhistory.org/Tonatiuh/ #SunStone #Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli #Tonatiuh #History