EL ECLIPSE DE LA CONQUISTA Y LA CAÍDA DE MÉXICO-TENOCHTITLAN
CONQUEST’S ECLIPSE AND THE FALL OF MEXICO-TENOCHTITLAN

Author(s): Isidro A. Jaimes Hernández
Subject(s): Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Tenochtitlan fall; toxiumolpilia; conquest eclipse
Summary/Abstract: This study is an astronomical confirmation of the fall of Tenochtitlan on 1 coatl of Tlaxochimaco although fused with Cuauhtemoc ́s prison date, who had had found shelter in Tlatelolco to continue the mexica defense. Two eclipse dates conjugation reported on mexican plateau fonts, one for toxiumolpilia or year binding during Moctezuma’s reign on year 2 acatl and another on year 4 tochtli after the fall of Tenochtitlan, have clarified the mexica calendar structure which resulted into a similar new year’s day as reported in maya colonial documents including Landa’s Relación, indicating it as julian july 16th. Such year structure is determined by a zenital – antizenital Axis fixed by an Ah Toc, the tzolkin quarter equivalent to 65 days which the chilam balam associates with the sacred fire maintainance in the temples by four chaacs or acolytes, reason why Ah Toc’s igneous identity evoques such a Sun Axis incarnating four senior numen, adored as responsible for the world’s stability and reflects several aspects of the mesoamerican cosmovision: the 4 Ahau reference, the four year bearers rotation, etc.

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