RHETOR 151 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Great Palace Of Constantinople, Florentine Codex, Quetzalcoatl
25 Feb 2017
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Omens: tongue of fire, fire broke out in house temple struck by thunder, comet fell, water foamed up, woman heard weeping and crying, crane-like bird (omen of great evil), men of two heads but one body. Moctezuma (m) send 5 men to find out about the spaniards under the guise that they were selling goods. Men go willing to help m find the truth. The two parties exchanged goods and the men reported back to m. Ch3: what m commanded after hearing account of those who first saw the boat. M: ordered guard be kept everywhere on the shore. Year of thirteen rabbit met one reed and m thought that quetzalcoatl has arrived. Believed that he would come back and visit his domain. M sent five men to go and receive him and offer him gifts. Ch4: what m commanded when he knew the spaniards had come back. M"s men present spaniards with many goods and gifts.
