1875 Woodcut Tree Triste Noche Cortes Tenochtitlan Aztec Montezuma XGMA8 Quirky & Unusual YTG6A6B14C73

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13 x 28 cm

This is an original 1794 hand-colored copper engraving of the "Cladonia uncialis"

a British politician and stateman

1875 Woodcut Tree Triste Noche Cortes Tenochtitlan Aztec Montezuma XGMA8 Quirky & Unusual YTG6A6B14C73This is an original 1875 monochrome woodcut of "Tree of Triste Noche." This tree, a huge and gnarled cypress, is held as a monument to Spanish conquest. It marks the point where Hernn Corts and his army of Spanish conquistadors paused on the night of June 30, 1520 on their escape from the capital of Tenochtitlan. Following the death of Montezuma, the Aztec King whom the Spanish were holding hostage, Cortes and his men were forced to fight their way