“"And the great Owl king looked at the world from the obsidian throne  pleased"

Xólotl Cacamatzin.
(1466-1521)

Cacamatzin was a powerful nahual of the order of eagles. He was one of the Ahuízotl comrade in arms, accompanied him on numerous campaigns of conquest.

After the death of his friend, Cacamatzin became one of the teachers and counselors of Cuauhtemoc, the last Aztec tlatoani and son of Ahuízotl.

Cacamatzin was killed covering the withdrawal of several survivors during the siege of Tenochtitlan, the legend said has it that it took 10 Spanish soldiers and tlaxcaltecas to kill him.

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The Xantilmeh Clans: The Yopica.

In the times of old, the xantilmeh had many clans who ruled  in their underground cities, the ancient city of Ethenuke, the modern Temixtitlan, had four ruler clans: The Tepacnecatl, Tlachi, Tecuanhuey and the Yopica.

The Yopica clan it´s a trader one, they came from Danni Ba in a pilgrimage from Oaxaca to the center of México to settle in the old and forgotten ruins of Ethenuke and prosper in their walls.

The invasion of the vampire forces to Temixtitlan affected greatly to their trader costumes, and bloody rebellions happened.

Yaotécpatl.
(1404-1437)

Yaotécpatl was one of the most experienced warriors of the Mexica Empire in its heyday, and he was a powerful nahual.

He gain the range of tzitzimitl warrior with only 23 years old and participated in numerous campaigns of conquest taking numerous prisoners.

However, his greatest achievement was the single combat that he took against the  tzitzimime released by owl nahuals who used  powerful spells of necromancy.

 He could kill the terrible monster, which wreaked havoc on the population of Chapultepec, but he  had to sacrifice his life.

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~Flower-Shaped Ear Ornaments.
Date: 1400/1500
Culture: Aztec (Mexica)
Place of origin: Tenochtitlan, Mexico