Chased from Chapultepec, the Aztecs, led by their chief Tenoch, offer gifts to the king of Colhuacan and settle in the city; above, a group witnessing a sacrifice ceremony
Year: ca 1596
From: Tira de Tepechpan [Ms Mexicain 13–14, planche 4]
Location: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Edited by: Chiara Petrolini
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