Do you mean stuff like architecture? I'll see what I can do when I write in depth about the cultural consequences of a less destructive Spanish presence in Mesoamerica.I like it great story so far dude looking forward to the next chapter. Be cool to see some Aztec builders be utilized more but could just be my wishful thinking.
It hit them like IOTL, but their apparatus is better suited to deal with it than the Aztecs'is.From what I recall, the Tarascans isolated themselves from the rest of Mexico. Will disease impact them later?
They're the best metalsmiths in Mesoamerica, so if they survive or get lucky somehow...Do you think the Tarascans will be able to create copper armor and weapons once they encounter the shining men?
AFAIK most if not all Mesoamerican states were represented by glyphs and similar symbols, so they'd almost certainly adopt flags and coats of arms.I'm curious. If the Aztec Empire survives to the 17th -18th Century, will they get a flag and coat of arms? And what would be some notable colors and symbols?
Personally, I think an either an Eagle on a cactus or a sun symbol could potentially be good symbols, and definitely the Flag would have red in it.
When they do adopt the flags and coats of arms, I hope they use the one Mexico has irl.
well as long as the snake eating eagle is still thereOn flag/coat of arms might stil contain snake eating eagle which is sitting on cactus. But I doubt that it is going to be tricolor when such flags are probably butterflied away.
This part, however, gave me pause. Suicide was considered a cardinal sin, guaranteed to condemn souls to hell no matter their prior conduct, so I don’t think these Spaniards would kill themselves. They might try to provoke the Aztecs into killing them, as such action wouldn’t be seen as suicide by the Church and Spanish secular authorities.Some refused to submit to a "pagan" king and chose instead to commit suicide or, in a few other cases, the most famous of them by far being that of Cristóbal de Olid (who served as the quartermaster of Cortés' expedition), to escape at the first opportunity.
Thanks for the advice, I'll edit that tidbit right now.I just came upon this TL. Very nicely done! It’s overall plausible.
This part, however, gave me pause. Suicide was considered a cardinal sin, guaranteed to condemn souls to hell no matter their prior conduct, so I don’t think these Spaniards would kill themselves. They might try to provoke the Aztecs into killing them, as such action wouldn’t be seen as suicide by the Church and Spanish secular authorities.
I would not assume that the USA would develop at all.And likely, up far north in the USA when it develops:
(1) Different battles/etc would happen on the USA's south border.
(2) USA schoolchildren would be learning highschool Nahuatl instead of highschool Spanish.
(3) The big USA navy base at OTL Corpus Christi might have a Nahuatl name.
And possibly:
Anahuac would import European cattle, and sacrifice some of them instead of humans. (I read that OTL Netzaualcoyotl tried to stop human sacrifice.)
Some of those cattle would come infected with cowpox ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowpox ). And someone in Anahuac would find that a human who caught cowpox, after that would be immune to smallpox.
Ship development would be helped if some bunch of sea pirates or adventurers took service under the tlatoani.
And likely, up far north in the USA when it develops:
(1) Different battles/etc would happen on the USA's south border.
(2) USA schoolchildren would be learning highschool Nahuatl instead of highschool Spanish.
(3) The big USA navy base at OTL Corpus Christi might have a Nahuatl name.
And possibly:
Anahuac would import European cattle, and sacrifice some of them instead of humans. (I read that OTL Netzaualcoyotl tried to stop human sacrifice.)
Some of those cattle would come infected with cowpox ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowpox ). And someone in Anahuac would find that a human who caught cowpox, after that would be immune to smallpox.
Ship development would be helped if some bunch of sea pirates or adventurers took service under the tlatoani.