Question

Why might Aztec contributions to the codices have included accounts of such supernatural events preceding the arrival of the Spanish

Answer 1

The Aztec codices included accounts of supernatural events as warnings of disaster and prophecies of the arrival of the Spanish. This served to justify the Spanish conquest and establish cultural uniqueness.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Aztec codices included accounts of supernatural events preceding the arrival of the Spanish for several reasons. Firstly, the Aztecs placed great importance on signs and omens in their society, and these supernatural events were seen as warnings of impending disaster.

Secondly, the Aztec religious beliefs included prophecies of a white-skinned god, Quetzalcoatl, who would come to the Empire and conquer it. The Aztecs may have wanted to emphasize these prophecies to justify the arrival of the Spanish and their conquest.

Lastly, the Aztec origin story and their belief in coming from a distant land served to establish a sense of cultural uniqueness and superiority.

Answer 2

All of the Aztec codices and stele depicting Human sacrifice that we see today - were made after the Aztec had been conquered!!! Even at the Cenotes of sacrifice at Chichen itza, where there are so many stories of people being thrown in as sacrifices to the gods. Modern day dredging has recovered many items of gold and jade as well as pottery – “But” no Human remains. The explanation for this is that the Spanish destroyed all of the original Aztec Books and stele. Which seems pretty strange, when you consider that the Spanish were very keen to study the Aztec. Why then too, allow such a great abundance of it to be re-created after the fact. If it wasn’t right for them to exist before, why was it right afterward?