EXTRA 69. Aztec

May 10, 2025
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Prior to exploring Early Colonial Mexico, let’s re-visit one of the most glorious Mesoamerican societies—the Aztec Empire in the context of presentism. The meaning of presentism is an attitude toward the past dominated by present-day attitudes and experiences. Some define it as the historical sin of applying present-day virtues upon the past.

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