Templo Mayor

Templo Mayor
The first explorations of the main temple were made by archaeologist Manuel Gamio and directed by archaeologist Eduardo Moctezuma Mato, to clear the area were demolished 13 buildings,the temple was situated in a pyramidal platform of four bodies:

BUILDING TLALOC:
The south side of the shrine was dedicated to Huitzilopochtli, god of war and of the Mexica, the last step, the basementwas engraved the glyph with 2 rabbits may correspond to the year 1390, on the esplanade of access can see the stone the sacrifices a black tezontle Tajón in this sacrificed humans, ofrendaban hisheart to the sun, also found an offering of a stage called phase three sculptures of warriors, which corresponds to a total magnification of the temple, there is basement that bodies are upright, andkept in good condition, this stage corresponds to Itzcoatl government.

There is another stage called stage IV general platform south wall rightful ahuitzotl government, the walls are adorned with smallheads of snakes.

The next stage is the fourth stage built in the time of Montezuma, in 1440-1467, the general platform adorned with huge braziers and serpent heads, are you retaining vestiges stageThe fourth stage around 1469 axayacatl was the only full stage recovered in the temple, he meets a lot of offerings

SNAKE Templo Mayor:
The snake was a sacred animal for the Aztecs was represented indifferent ways, different types of snakes, feathers, perforaods discs and there are 2 huge snakes 6 feet long with undulating body.

On the farm I occupy the main temple houses were built AvilaBrothers, along with Martin Cortes, son of his mother, the Avila brothers were sentenced to death for conspiring against the Spanish crown, were beheaded on August 3
The archaeological

NORTH PATIO:Located in the north of the main temple has several overlays, caused by the constant flooding are 3 small buildings that were assigned the letters a, b and c

BUILDING A
It has 2 human skulls on the side...