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This historical romance is a telling of the fall of the Aztec Empire. The epic begins on the eve of the dedication ceremony of the monumental Aztec Sun Stone, on which occasion the heroic Tlaxcaltec warrior Tlahuicole fights his fatal gladitorial combat against insurmountable odds, imposed upon him for his defiance of the Aztec priests and their blood-thirsty gods, and ends with the fall of Tenochtitlan, the ancient capital of the Aztecs, at the hands of a coalition of Spanish and allied native forces led by Hernán Cortés. - Summary by Brian Fullen

Dive into a captivating historical romance that chronicles the dramatic fall of the Aztec Empire. The saga unfolds on the eve of the grand dedication ceremony of the iconic Aztec Sun Stone, where the valiant Tlaxcaltec warrior Tlahuicole faces a perilous gladiatorial combat, defying the bloodthirsty demands of Aztec priests and their gods. This gripping tale culminates in the epic siege of Tenochtitlan, the ancient Aztec capital, as it succumbs to the relentless advance of Hernán Cortés and his coalition of Spanish and native allies. - Summary by Brian Fullen

Welcome to an introduction to Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Mythology in the form of stories that have been told since the time before the Spanish conquest. These stories have been preserved through oral historians and Spanish codices.Indigenous Mesoamerican Folklore is naturally intense, but the stories I have collaborated together for this podcast have been toned down for today’s time period. The violent nature of these stories reflects the time and culture they come from. It was admired to sacrifice for the greater good.Ignorance mostly destroyed the Ancient Indigenous culture and I aim to ...