Painal Explained

In Aztec religion, Painal (also spelled Paynal or Painalton, "Little Painal"; also spelled Paynalton; Payīnal pronounced as /nci/, Payīnaltōn, Payīnaltzin) was sometimes interpreted by Spanish colonists as a god (teotl) who served as a representative of Huitzilopochtli.[1] [2] Other scholars have noted that Paynala may have been a toponym, confused for a person.[2]

Bernardo de Sahagún's General History of the Things of New Spain, commonly called the Florentine Codex, briefly describes Painal thus:

Notes and References

  1. 10.1080/00309230.2017.1360918. Representations of hands in the Florentine Codex by Bernardino de Sahagún (ca 1499–1590). Paedagogica Historica. 54. 1–2. 114–133. 2018. Roith. Christian. 148929704 .
  2. Miller . Mary E. . Rethinking Jaina: Goddesses, Skirts, and the Jolly Roger . Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University . 2005 . 64 . 67 . 3774835 .

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