12022-05-24T09:02:00-07:00Sarah Hoffman9400350df5c9ca76e2405e77876e5f0e0edb5138406883plain2022-05-28T17:45:56-07:00Joshua Matsuda2247a3d39cdfe957bbca6416ea46416c22545c46The top portion of this image displays the agricultural tributes conquered towns were required to pay to Aztec rulers, one of which was Chia seeds.
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12022-05-22T23:16:39-07:00Joshua Matsuda2247a3d39cdfe957bbca6416ea46416c22545c46Codex Mendoza5Aztec codex created in 1542, about twenty years after the Spanish conquest of Mexico. It recounts Aztec history, rulers , comprehensive list of what is paid in tribute by conquered nations, and descriptions of Aztec daily life. It was thought to be commissioned by Antonio de Mendoza, for which the codex was named after, for Charles V, the King of Spain and Holy roman Emperor.plain2022-05-24T09:13:23-07:00The Public Domain Review https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/codex-mendoza-15421542Sarah Hoffman9400350df5c9ca76e2405e77876e5f0e0edb5138
