The Jaguar's Roar - An Aztec Timeline
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Excellent update! Looks like the storm clouds are brewing over the Triple Alliance.
Oh my, I didn't expect the update to get such a big response so quickly! I'm glad it was worth the wait for you guys.
On a more serious note, the episode where Huitzilopochtli commands the Mexica priests to kill a foreign princess and wear her skin could definitely be interpreted like that.
Thanks a lot! I had an university course on what colonial Spanish America was like a few months ago (it's how I learned about the concept of Nepantla in the first place), and I couldn't wait to apply what I learned back then into the TL.
Not gonna lie, I want to write an update on the Purépecha really badly, BUT, first I need to show how the Italian Wars are going. That way, some of the decisions the Spanish crown will make in the future will be more understandable.
Indeed... Times are still good for now, though.
Yeah, I really enjoyed writing what an "honest" debate between the two religions might've been like, or at least one where the local practicioners and priests weren't forced to convert or die.
Whoa, that's... something.Mormon hermeneuticists and theologians?
Well... maybe they were led astray by a demon or two?
On a more serious note, the episode where Huitzilopochtli commands the Mexica priests to kill a foreign princess and wear her skin could definitely be interpreted like that.
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What would Spaniards think about "the eagle with a snake in claws" since Christianity is not on very good terms with snakes, too?
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Oh yeah, I forgot about that very important symbol. The Spaniards see it as another sign the Mexica can be converted if they do their missionary work right.
Praise God and Huitzilopochtli! It’s back! Also I wonder if missionary work will be effective in the Inca Empire, be interesting if the Incans view Christianity the same way the Tokugawa did.
It's always a good day when this updates. Splendidly written as usual! I like the religion-exchange a lot, it really is odd how much of the two align with each other. Then again, historical truth is stranger than fiction, and we love it for it.
I wonder have any educated Spaniards compared the education system of the Aztecs to the Spartan agoge?
I have to be honest here, I have no idea what that is. Either way, they'd probably compare it to something closer to home.
@Vinization, if you are ok with it, I'd be down to make a map based on it for TTL, depicting the "Nepantla" period in Mesoamerica (say the situation in 1590), it might be good to know the players.
My God, I'd be honored! I'll send you a sketch once I think another map is necessary.
In ITTL, how well known would Nezahualcoyotl and his writings be amongst Europeans? Some may compare him to the philosophers of ancient Greece!
Yeah, he was quite the character. Maybe he could be seen as an example of the Platonic ideal of a philosopher king?
Amazing update! As knowledge of the Gold Trade in Europe increases, will there be attempts by other powers (e.g. Valois France) trying to muscle in on Mesoamerica?