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What was the symbol the Aztecs looked for to start their civilization?
An eagle on a cactus
The legend of the snake and eagle Aztecs?
The Aztecs believed in a story about an eagle on a cactus eating a snake and they thought that was a sight from the gods that you are going to settle. So when the Aztecs were looking for a place to build there city the say the eagle , snake and a cactus and settled on lake Texcoco.
Why the Aztecs settling in Tenochtitlan?
The god, Huitzilopochtli told them to build where they found an eagle perched on a cactus. (fun fact: that is why the symbol on the flag is an eagle on a cactus)
The Aztecs were directed to search for an eagle perched o a what?
I believe it was an eagle perched on a cactus eating a snake.
What where the Aztec looking for?
the Aztecs were looking for a eagle on cactus they searched for 150 years .
What is the legend of the Mexican flag emblem?
that the Aztecs saw an eagle sitting on a cactus
Where were the Aztecs told to build their capital?
The Aztecs were told by their god Huitzilopochtli to build their capital city, Tenochtitlan, where they saw an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in its beak. This symbol is now depicted on the Mexican flag.
What is in the beak of the eagle that sits in the center of the Mexican flag?
A rattlesnake. The historical, pre-Columbian interpretation is that the eagle represents the sun god Huitzilopochtli and the snake represented wisdom and had connections with Quetzalcoatl. A different interpretation from Father Diego Duran changed the legend which has the eagle, which represents good, triumphing over evil, represented by the rattlesnake.
Why is the eagle eating a snake while standing on a cactus in the national symbol of Mexico?
Because the original people at Mexico were Aztecs and they believed that if you saw an eagle eating a snake on a cactus that is were you were meant to live the Aztecs spend alot of time searching and than found it on an island which is now Mexico city
Why did the Aztecs build the main Aztec capital where they did?
Because of a prophecy that said when they found an eagle perched on a cactus with a snake in it's talon they would settle in that spot.The eagle and the cactus is false it is said that they saw an eagle perched on a cactus and then they a heard the voice of Huitzilopochtli say to them this is the spot for them to build their city.The eagle and the snake concept is post colonial.
Would an eagle eat a rattlesnake?
Yes, it would, but the rattlesnake has poison.
When did the Aztecs give up their nomadic way of life?
The Aztecs gave up their nomadic way of life because, they saw an eagle eating a snake atop of a cactus.
