Norse and Aztecs · TURNING POINT ·
Huaxtepec botanical garden (1460s)
On the Norse and Aztecs map as “Huaxtepec — the garden”
1460s — Moctezuma I created a great garden around the springs of Huaxtepec in the warm lowlands of Morelos, bringing tropical plants such as cacao and vanilla from the Gulf coast. The Codex Mendoza shows the province paying tribute in grain, paper and gourds.
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- Turning point
- Chapter
- Aztec chinampas (chapter 9 of Norse and Aztecs)
- Atlas
- Climate and Innovation: The Norse and the Aztecs, c. 790–1521
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