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of ancient Mexico are still not understood and scholars continue to talk about "Kings, kingdoms and pre-Hispanic princesses".

"Considering it all his remedy hope, he determined one day to take Moctezuma out in public, so he ordered and pleaded to the Mexicans to cease and stop of mistreating them." And so it was, while Mexicans were bravely fighting, that almost wanted to tear down houses with stones, the Marquis and another one, one with a cover and the other with a steel shield to protect themselves from the stones and lances, took Moctecuhzoma to the roof of the House, that faced the place where the Indians were fighting, and taking him so covered, led him to the roof parapet and the good Moctecuhzoma gave a hand sign to quiet down as we wanted to speak to them, they quieted a bit and ceased to beat the house, and removing the shields which had covered them, he begged them to stop causing evil to the Spanish and that he ordered them to stop harming them.

The captains standing in front began to shout very nasty words, telling him that he was the woman of the Spanish and that, as such, he had confederated with them and agreed with them to have them killed, as they killed, their great lords and brave men and that he was no longer recognized as King", nor he was their Lord..." (Fray Diego Durán.) ^[1]

The Mother Culture.

The Olmec culture is the essence and foundation of our civilization. The most important cultural traits that were in force for at least three millennia of human development, that was implemented
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1. Diego Durán (c. 1537–1588) was a Dominican friar best known for his authorship of one of the earliest Western books on the history and culture of the Aztecs, The History of the Indies of New Spain, a book that was much criticized in his lifetime for helping the "heathen" maintain their culture. Also known as the Durán Codex, The History of the Indies of New Spain was published c. 1581. Durán also wrote Book of the Gods and Rites (1574-1576), and Ancient Calendar, (c. 1579) (Heyden, xxviii). He was fluent in Nahuatl, the Aztec language, and was therefore able to consult natives and Aztec codices as well as work done by earlier friars. His empathetic nature allowed him to gain the confidence of many native people who would not share their stories with Europeans, and was able to document many previously unknown folktales and legends that make his work unique.