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In the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, Saturday March 13, 1529 is:

Tonalli: − +

day

Ce Ocelotl

1 - Ocelotl (jaguar)

Trecena: − +

13-day period

Ce Ocelotl

Ocelotl (jaguar)

Xihuitl: − +

solar year

Mahtlactli-once Calli

11 - Calli (house)


Yoaltecuhtli:

Lord of the Night

Mictlantecuhtli

Long Count:

Mayan calendar

11.15.9.3.14

Xiuhpohualli:

365-day calendar

11 - Tlacaxipehualiztli (III)

(Correlation: Alfonso Caso [adjust])

The significance of this day

Aztec facts

The conqueror Hernán Cortés arrived on the eastern shores of the Aztec empire in the year 1-Acatl (1519). It had been predicted that on such a year Quetzalcoatl would return from the east to retake his rightful share of the throne. This belief probably weakend the defense of the Aztecs.

Day Ocelotl (Jaguar) is governed by Tlazolteotl as its provider of tonalli (Shadow Soul) life energy. Ocelotl is a good day for doing battle. It signifies power, valor, and reckless abandon in the face of danger. This is a day of the Warriors of Tezcatlipoca, those who willingly sacrifice their lives to keep the flame of the Old Ones burning forever.

The thirteen day period (trecena) that starts with day 1-Ocelotl (Jaguar) is ruled by Quetzalcoatl. This trecena represents brilliance and clarity during a profound eclipse of the light. The principal influence of this time is the divine Whirlwind: to stand in its path calls down destruction; to stand in its eye calls down creation. These are good days to withdraw into the solitude of contemplation and self-discipline; bad days to traffic with those on another path. In the center of it all, the warrior strives to be the mirror rather than the reflection.

Antonio Banderas was born on day 1-Ocelotl.

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