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Most American schoolbooks claim that the Aztex ruler Moctezuma II confused the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés for the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, a fabulous, fair-skinned priest king of ancient times who had promised to return, which is why Moctezuma voluntarily surrendered his mighty empire. In the past, the tale of Quetzalcoatl has inspired many people to speculate about pre-Columbian invaders from the Old World. It has also been abused as another presumed proof of white supremacy. Indigenous traditions, however, saw a Mexican Messiah who played an important part in constructing the Mexican national identity. This book demonstrates that the story of the returning god is a product of "fake news" uttered by Cortés. It does so by analysing the most important sources of the Quetzalcoatl-tale. A systematic context-enlargement that also includes ethnographic information and contemporary history reveals why and how Cortés constructed this story, and why and how the Aztec elite adopted it. This method proves to be an epistemological tool which allows researchers to identity pre-Hispanic information in ethnohistorical texts of colonial times. As a result, the true Quetzalcoatl behind the legend comes to light.

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Sacred space --- Aztecs --- Aztec mythology. --- Holy places --- Places, Sacred --- Sacred places --- Sacred sites --- Sacred spaces --- Sites, Sacred --- Space, Sacred --- Holy, The --- Religion and geography --- Urbanization --- Mythology, Aztec --- Urban residence. --- Quetzalcoatl --- Ehecatl Quetzalcoatl --- Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl --- Ce Ácatl --- Feathered Serpent --- Plumed Serpent --- Quezacotl --- Kukulcan --- City dwellers --- Urban residence --- Urban Aztecs.

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Ce Ácatl (Aztec deity) --- Ehecatl Quetzalcoatl (Aztec deity) --- Quetzalcoatl (Aztec deity) --- Quetzalcoatl (Azteekse godheid) --- Quetzalcóatl (Divinité aztèque) --- Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl (Aztec deity) --- Indians of Mexico --- Human sacrifice --- Excavations (Archaeology) --- Human remains (Archaeology) --- Quetzalcoatl (Divinité aztèque) --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Sacrifice humain --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Restes humains (Archéologie) --- Politics and government. --- Rites and ceremonies --- Antiquities. --- Politique et gouvernement --- Rites et cérémonies --- Antiquités --- Teotihuacãn Site (San Juan Teotihuacãn, Mexico) --- San Juan Teotihuacãn (Mexico) --- Teotihuacãn (Mexique : Site archéologique) --- San Juan Teotihuacãn (Mexique) --- Quetzalcoatl (Divinité aztèque) --- Indiens d'Amérique --- Fouilles (Archéologie) --- Restes humains (Archéologie) --- Rites et cérémonies --- Antiquités --- Teotihuacán Site (San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico) --- San Juan Teotihuacán (Mexico) --- Teotihuacán (Mexique : Site archéologique) --- San Juan Teotihuacán (Mexique) --- Mexico --- San Juan Teotihuacán (Mexico) --- Politics and government --- Antiquities --- Teotihuacán Site (San Juan Teotihuacán, Mexico) --- Quetzalcoatl