a portrait of Tenochtitlan
tenochtitlan.thomaskole.nl
a 3D reconstruction of the capital of the Aztec Empire

This is what Mexico City looked like in about the 1520s, before Spanish colonialism.

The past/present overlays are incredible, especially if you've been to the city before.

  • spectre [he/him]
    ·
    1 year ago

    Que gran insulto es que los conquistadores construyeron una iglesia católica justo encima del Templo Mayor

    Part of the conquistador playbook

    "Luckily" the Spanish built the church just a few blocks away from the temple ofc, but other places haven't been so lucky

    • Water Bowl Slime@lemmygrad.ml
      ·
      1 year ago

      It's shit like this that makes me really resent growing up Catholic and speaking Spanish. Mexico has been in need of a cultural revolution for centuries