... northwestern Mexico. Wandering for more than a century in the harsh desert, scraping a meager living from the arid land, the Aztecs, or "people of Aztlan,"" had finally arrived in the densely settled valley sometime toward the end of the 12th century. Finding themselves oppressed squatters and outcasts there ... was Motecuhzoma, that he was half desirous that the events which had been predicted take place immediately. The omens that had unnerved Motecuhzoma gripped his people with anxiety. A temple inexplicably burst into flames, and the fire could not be extinguished. On a calm day, lig...

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