An Aztec shield gifted to a conquistador

In the sixteenth century the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés was presented with many gifts by members of the Aztec elite. Among these gifts it is believed that a warrior’s shield chimalli was included; an artefact which is now currently held at the Mexican National Museum of History.

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