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Aztec Indian women at a public well, Vera cruz.
About three miles to the southeast of Cordoba, is the little Aztec Indian village of Amatlan. the tribe of Indians living here are very friendly but they hace their own laws, traditions and language, of which they are very jealous, refusing to speak or understand Castilian.
The Aztec was the highly civilized and cultured race that Cortes and his soldiers found in Mexico long before the Pilgrims came to America. Their Emperor, Montezuma, lived in great splendor, in a beautiful palace, but the Aztecs were pagans and worshipped their stone deities. In their every-day life they were kindhearted, but in their religion, they made thousands of humans sacrifices, tearing out the living hearts, and holding them up to their jewel-studded gods.
Very little is known of the inhabitants of Mexico before the Aztecs, but proofs have been found that there were many tribes, some of wich were quite civilized. Probably no other American race was so rich in objects of art as were the Aztecs at the time of the conquest. While cuntless specimens of their art have been saved, a great many more have been destroyed.
Thousands of descendants of the Aztecs still live in Mexico. Many have completely forgotten their ancient arts and manner of life and in every way are thoroughly Latin-Americans, but some have retained many of their customs and lenguage and even their dress, as have the people of Amatlan.
They are no longer pagans, but to all appearances are Christians, devoutly attending the Catholic Church. These women are quaint and attractive with their loose flowing robes of the white cotton, ornamented with colored braid and small silver trinkets.
Aztec Indian women at a public well, Vera cruz.
About three miles to the southeast of Cordoba, is the little Aztec Indian village of Amatlan. the tribe of Indians living here are very friendly but they hace their own laws, traditions and language, of which they are very jealous, refusing to speak or understand Castilian.
The Aztec was the highly civilized and cultured race that Cortes and his soldiers found in Mexico long before the Pilgrims came to America. Their Emperor, Montezuma, lived in great splendor, in a beautiful palace, but the Aztecs were pagans and worshipped their stone deities. In their every-day life they were kindhearted, but in their religion, they made thousands of humans sacrifices, tearing out the living hearts, and holding them up to their jewel-studded gods.
Very little is known of the inhabitants of Mexico before the Aztecs, but proofs have been found that there were many tribes, some of wich were quite civilized. Probably no other American race was so rich in objects of art as were the Aztecs at the time of the conquest. While cuntless specimens of their art have been saved, a great many more have been destroyed.
Thousands of descendants of the Aztecs still live in Mexico. Many have completely forgotten their ancient arts and manner of life and in every way are thoroughly Latin-Americans, but some have retained many of their customs and lenguage and even their dress, as have the people of Amatlan.
They are no longer pagans, but to all appearances are Christians, devoutly attending the Catholic Church. These women are quaint and attractive with their loose flowing robes of the white cotton, ornamented with colored braid and small silver trinkets.
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ES - V23628 Mujeres indígenas aztecas en un pozo público, Veracruz. A unos tres kilómetros al sureste de Córdoba, está el pequeño pueblo indígena azteca de Amatlán. La tribu de los indios que viven aquí son muy amigables pero tienen sus propias leyes, tradiciones y lenguaje, de los que son muy celosos, se niegan a hablar o entender el castellano.
Los aztecas eran la raza altamente civilizada y culta que Cortés y sus soldados encontraron en México mucho antes de que los peregrinos vinieran a América. Su emperador, Moctezuma, vivió en gran esplendor, en un hermoso palacio, pero los aztecas eran paganos y adoraban a sus deidades de piedra. En su vida cotidiana eran bondadosos, pero en su religión hicieron miles de sacrificios humanos, arrancando los corazones vivientes y sujetándolos a sus dioses adornados con joyas.
Se sabe muy poco de los habitantes de México antes de los aztecas, pero se ha comprobado que había muchas tribus, algunas de ellas civilizadas. Probablemente ninguna otra raza americana era tan rica en objetos de arte como lo fueron los aztecas en el momento de la conquista.
Mientras se han salvado innumerables ejemplares de su arte, muchas más han sido destruidas.Miles de descendientes de los aztecas aún viven en México. Muchos han olvidado por completo sus antiguas artes y formas de vida y en todos los sentidos son completamente latinoamericanos, pero algunos han conservado muchas de sus costumbres y lenguage e incluso su vestido, como lo han hecho los habitantes de Amatlán.Ya no son paganos, sino que, aparentemente, son cristianos, que asisten devotamente a la Iglesia Católica.
Estas mujeres son pintorescas y atractivas con sus mantos flojos que fluyen del algodón blanco, adornado con la trenza coloreada y las pequeñas baratijas de plata.
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