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Catherine R. DiCesare, "Tlaloc Rites and the Huey Tozoztli Festival in the Mexican Codex Borbonicus," Ethnohistory 62.4 (2015)

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A peer reviewed article by Catherine R. DiCesare, professor of art history at Colorado State University, published in Ethnohistory volume 62, issue 4 (2015), pages 683 to 706, examining the Codex Borbonicus's image of the Huey Tozoztli spring festival and the special prominence the manuscript gives there to the rain god Tlaloc, unusual against the more common veneration of the maize goddess in that festival.

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Citation
Author
Catherine R. DiCesare
Publisher
Ethnohistory (Duke University Press)
Publication Year
2015
URL
https://read.dukeupress.edu/ethnohistory/article-abstract/62/4/683/9291/Tlaloc-Rites-and-the-Huey-Tozoztli-Festival-in-the
Source Type
peer-reviewed article
Assessment
Reliability Tier
1
Tier one: a peer reviewed journal article by a named art historian specializing in Aztec ritual imagery, examining the exact page cited here.
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This source names Colorado directly: "DiCesare, professor of art history at Colorado State University, published in Ethnohistory volume 62, issue 4 (2015), pages 683 to 706, examining the Codex Borbonicus's image of the Huey Tozoztli..."

Tlaloc, Deities

This source names Tlaloc directly: "manuscript gives there to the rain god Tlaloc, unusual against the more common veneration of the maize goddess in that festival."

Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)

This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds.

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  • Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
  • Sacred Art & Iconography, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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