Quetzalcoatl was the main god or sun god of the Aztec people. so Quetzalcoatl was not an event but a person they worshiped. It was said that he would return to his people one day and the Aztecs waited for that to happen. I don't know if they sacrificed anything to him to celebrate him however.
Quetzalcoatl
The Aztecs had this belief.
Quetzalcoatl
The god Quetzalcoatl.
Some of the Aztecs may have initially thought Cortés was either a representative of their feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl or Quetzalcoatl himself.
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His name was Quetzalcoatl.
He was looking for gold. The Aztecs mistook him for either an emissary of the god Quetzalcoatl, or Quetzalcoatl himself.
Emanuela Monaco has written: 'Quetzalcoatl' -- subject(s): Religion, Quetzalcoatl (Aztec deity), Aztecs
They mistake him for the God Quetzalcoatl
The Aztecs first encountered Cortes and thought he was the sun god (Quetzalcoatl).
When Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortés arrived, the Aztecs believed he was Quetzalcoatl, a god who would bring peace to Mexico (some hope!). "Quetzalcoatl" meant feathered snake.