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Aztec jaguar warrior

Jaguar Warriors or Jaguar Knights (Nahuatl languages: ocēlōtl) were members of the Aztec imperial army.[1] They were an elite military unit similar to the Eagle warriors. The jaguar motif was used due to the belief that the jaguar represented Tezcatlipoca, god of the night sky.[citation needed] Jaguar Warriors were used at the battlefront in military campaigns.[1] Many statues and images (in pre and post-Columbian codices) of these warriors have survived.[2] They fought with a wooded club studded with obsidian called a Maquahuitl. They also used spears and atlatls.

  • Jaguar warriors have been featured as the unique unit for the Aztec Empire in the Civilization series of video game

References

  1. ^ a b Jaguar Warriors. Ixmiquilpan. Mexico murals
  2. ^ Pre-Columbian Stock Photography, Pre-Hispanic Stock Photos, Mesoamerican Travel Photos

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