Aztec Empire. Episode One. Instrument of Empire.
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□ne: Instrument nF Empire Paul Quinan Story - Layouts - Coloring - Lettering □auiü Hahn Pencils - inks Rnina EannaTT ProOucer - Editor Thanhs to historians matthELU REStall, Enriqua Drtis, DauiO nisuas, and mario FuantE. RrchEologist michaEl Smith, and thE national musEurn oF Rnthropology in ITlEHicn. • e
Nearly 200,000 people live in thi« i-sland city, -several time-s the population of London or Madrid. Plumbing and «ewage «y«tem«, along with thou«and« of people a««igned to «anitation, keep everything immaculately dean. Tenochtitlan boa«t« ma««ive palace« and plaza«, zoo« and garden«. Another royal me««en; There are many on i road« thi« week. 1« a Flower War being arranged? Two year« from now, it will be totally de«troyed. It'« the mo«t «pectacular urban center on Earth. Aztec Empire Mais fill Z i *21 1
Huiznahuac 6ate, southern entrance to Tenochtitlan's Sacred District. Please, where's the Master of the House of Darts? At the Council House in the Great Speaker's palace. 1 1 ■ 1 - nrrr M ' ' f For tens of thousands of years, people in the Americas had no idea that other humans existed beyond their own continent. Ah» here comes an update on the situation. My lords, excuse my interruption. And the rest of the planet doesn't know about the civilizations in the Americas. Their separate worlds are now colliding. WÊÊÊÊÊÊ Aztec Empire 2
Military commander* of the Triple Alliance: Tepehua, Master of the House of Part*. Motelhuih, Speaker of Thorn Word*. Atlixca, Cutter of Men. The strangers at Cozumel are looking for others of their kind who were lo-st -some years ago. They -sent a me-s-sage to Maya leaders a-sking for help, and are awaiting re-spon-se. Aztec Empire PerHap-s they -seek the travelers who washed ashore in the Yucatan years ago. Hmm. It was said the locals killed those travelers. Those wen in the floating houses that appeared last year, and the year before, didn't look for others of their kind. ^ g? They looted ’J P temples and 4 took people. J But these new strangers have sought to gain trust with the people of Cozumel. We have already given him today's briefing and it is his mealtime. 6hould we inform the Great Speaker? This doesn't require immediate action. He can be told tomorrow. It would be impolite jl A______________— i-- ______i. to interrupt him unnecessarily. 3
Gonzalo! Gonzalez my brother, we are rescued! They sent Indians to pay for my freedom and now wait for us at Cape Catoche. Castilian ships have arrived! After eight long years. And I'm not your brother Aguilar. Chactemal, a Maya town in the Yucatan Peninsula, outside of Triple Alliance territory. Welli if you cannot part with them( they could come with uou. I already have a better life# the one I've built here. 1/ Besides! look k at my tattoos \ and piercings. A better life 3C5 awaits! I've gone from captive to leader of chief Na Chan Kan's military, and I'm married to his daughter, Zazil Ha. What is this slave doing here? Why is it talking to my husband? Gonzalo, you are a Christian! You should not risk your soul for this Indian woman. husband Aztec Empire
Brother-s, where are the *tranger* who The *tranger*? They took to their floating hou*e* and left ye*terday. Good riddance. 0 merciful lord, why the6e repeated punishment*? No... it can't be. Eight year* here, and | mi** them by one day? A(*o dirty and *melly. Corte*' order* are to explore for gold, open trade with native* of Yucatan, and inform them they are now *ubject* of the King of Ca*tile by order of the Pope. Corte* i* al*o looking for 6pani*h ca*taway*, who are de*perately needed a* tran*lator*. The expedition of Governor Diego Velazypez of Cuba, commanded by Hernando Cortes. Eleven 6pani*h *hip* carry 500 armed men, 200 *lave*, 100 *ailor*, and *ixteen hor*e*. 30km away, off Isla de Mujeres. Captain Pedro Alvarado. 6igh. Yet another delay. Captain il E*calante i* f-*ignaling | k di*tre**. M Hi* *hip i* taking on water. They're returning to Cozumel for repair. -Sailing ma*ter, lake your cour*e Cozumel. n— Captain Andres Tapia. \\ M / KIT" The 6an Gebasiian. • An unfortunate beginning for thi* venture. Aztec Empire
Let'« bring them to Corte«. They mu«t have new« for u«. Perhap« about the ca«taway«? Do not fear-they are my brother«. We are «ubject« to the King of Ca«tile! Are you Chri«tian«? Who«e va««al« are you? 6oi you are one of the Ca«tilian« we've been Corte«, our commander, will be very plea«ed to «ee you. Perhap« he'll reward me for being fir«t with the new«! m I am... Jeronimo Aguilar. Come with me to our camp. <o
Captain Hernando Cortes. Captain Alonzo Avila. Captain Gonzalo 6andoval. Where ¡•s the Castilian? Get this man some clothes. Please. someone... Get dre-s-sed, have -something to eat, and well talk pre-sentlu. You -shall be well compen-sated and looked after. Remarkable! We'd given up hope of finding anyone. It mu-st be divine providence. God grant-s u-s an interpreter to -secure our fortune in thi-s endeavor! It doe-s -seem a kind of miracle. Ye-sterday'-s -storm that kept us here. Before tnat, the leak in E-scalante'-s ve-ssel that returned us here-acbs of God, I -say. a Andre-s i-s correct about one thing, Gonzalo: thi-s Ca-stilian with a native tongue will -secure our fortune. "language is the perfect instrument of empire.* 7
We've put a checkpoint on the river, to keep them from getting closer. They first wanted to enter the city to "give advice that will benefit us," then said they needed to see it to describe it for their king. They behave like ordinary raiders, but with extraordinary weapons and armor. Like the ones who came last year, jog interested in gold Two hundred of them 600km southwest of Cape Catoche, just upriver from the Gulf of Mexico. Potonchan, in the Maya kingdom of Tabasco. March 22. approached in several large boats. Relocate supplies of grain and foodstuffs. Evacuate the women and children 6et up barricades at the mouth of the main thoroughfare. A thousand of our best warriors are positioned to defend the river approach to the city. And if needed, we can bring in 20,000 warriors from our allies, Aztec Empire
<y Here is more ii/f food and the gold p Cu you rented. ^ If you would only listen to the reason for our visit, you would find it profitable. Please accept what we ave brought and return from where you came. We want r neither trade nor ' • ' war with uou. March 23. And we need at least a basket full of gold. Please leave now. =W7 We do not seek advice from strangers or receive such domineering men v in our homes. ^ Do not play the bully in someone else's land. We will not allow you to enter our city if you pass that line of trees, we will jilar translates for Cortes. ~ By God, I will sleep in your town tonight, no matter the cost to its inhabitants* who have rejected . my friendship! The rest of our men will mount a frontal assault from the river. Captain, it's difficult terrain, but there's a path to the opposite side of town. Avila and Alvarado will each take a hundred foot soldiers and ten crossbowmen, and attack from the rear as soon as our cannons are fired. Horses? Aztec Empire
Tran«lated by Aguilar, it declarc-s that 6pain ha« the legal right-granted by the Pope-to rule the America«. Before engaging the Maya in battle, Corte«' notary read« aloud a formal pronouncement, the Reyuerimiento. Did they ju«t threaten our wive« and children? if you do not acknowledge the Church a« the 6uperior of the whole world, and the King and Queen our lord«, we «hall powerfully enter into your country, and make war again«t you; we «hall take you and your wive« and children, and make «lave« of them, and di«po«e of them a« we may command; and we «hall take your good«, and do you all the damage that we can; and we prote«t the lo««e« which «hall accrue from thi« are your fault, and not our«. As Notary I have made thi« te«timony, and I a«k tho«e pre«ent that they be witne««e« of thi« Requirement. Thank you, DiegD. l ! It i« important that we act in * ■ accordance with the law. » ¡± 1---- tg to duty by its TL // /cr\ L commands Aztec Empire 10
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