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Word: tezcatlipoca (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...union address, for example, in speaking of the oil spill in the Bay of Campeche, he made references to an ancient god and the Aztec mistress of the Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes. "In the depths of this flaming well," he intoned, "we Mexicans have seen ourselves reflected in Tezcatlipoca's black mirror. Malinche emerged from those depths howling for human sacrifice to satisfy the god of fire." A physical fitness buff, he keeps in shape with a vigorous regimen that includes swimming, archery and javelin throwing. Mexico, in fact, has never had a President with such wide-ranging interests...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mexico's Macho Mood | 10/8/1979 | See Source »

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