Aztec Warrior

According to legend, the Aztecs called themselves Mexicans and they searched for homes in Central Mexico over the years. In 1325 AD, the Aztecs established a new capital city, Rotosema (9). A few years later, Aztecs began to build their famous empire. The Aztec empire is made up of three alliances, Tenocuttran, Tesco and Takopan (Moctezuma, 55). Agriculture is the foundation of the Aztec economy, but conquest and war brought economic expansion and conquest of city contribution (Moctezuma, 21).

Aztec warrior is called cuāuhocēlōtl. The word cuāuhocēlōtl comes from Eaglewarrior cuāuhtli and Jaguar Warriorocelyltl. Aztec warriors who showed bravery and superior fighting power became warriors of Jaguar and Eagle. Among all Aztec fighters, they are the most horrible. Warriors of Jaguar and Wassiosteca are wearing unique helmets and uniforms. Jaguars can be identified by the skin of Jaguar worn by their whole body, only their face is displayed on the jaguar head. Meanwhile, the Eagle Aztec warrior is wearing a winged helmet including an open including.

Aztec culture emphasizes the appearance, its appearance defines the people of society. The appearance of the warrior is very clear. Their dresses are related to their success, they win on the battlefield. The rank of Aztec warriors depends on how many warriors captured soldiers of enemies. Prisoners who captured prisoners carry macuahuitl and chimalli without decoration. He will also get a bat, an orange colored cloak, a stripe, a red loft of the rouge, and a braided shawl. (Every day, 145). The two captive warriors will be able to wear sandals on the battlefield. He also has a feather warrior's suit and a tapered cap. Feather suit and tapered cap are most common in Codex Mendoza. The four captured warriors who will become leopard cats and jaguar warriors will wear the real jaguar skin with a trough open on their heads. Their hairstyles are also their unique position

"Aztec Warrior" was taken from Mendoza of Codex and has given us the idea of ​​a very ritualized or even religious character of the Aztec war. Costumes used by Aztec warriors are hardly protected: from the depiction of Codex Mendoza they are almost naked fights. They are protected by shields, but they are decorated with feathers, flowers and animal skins, which indicates that the identity of the warrior is to some extent devoted to the totem animal god of Aztec religion.