Atlantis' Imprint

Mask of Quetzalcoatl, Aztec god of learning. Aztec legend described Quetzalcoatl as a fair-skinned god who had brought civilization to Mexico from across the sea.

Envoys from Aztec emperor Montezuma presenting gifts to Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes. In Aztec mythology the White God Quetzalcoatl had left Mexico, promising one day to return. The Spaniards were at first mistaken for the returning god, and welcomed by the Aztecs.

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