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	1.    The century long search for a settlement by the Aztecs ended with the discovery in 1325 of an island in Lake Texcoco, which they called Tenochtitlán. Legend has it that they were led to the site by spotting an eagle on a cactus, an emblem reinterpreted by the Spanish conquerors, as in this manuscript illustration, as an eagle devouring a serpent. A powerful city developed into Mexico City of today.						2.		3.
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	6.		7.				1. Aztec leaders discover Tenochtitlán, Florentine codex 2. Allegory of Tyranny by Ambrogio Lorenzatti c.1338 3. Siege of Wartburg from Manesse codex c.1305 4. Hippocrates (Greek physician) and Galen (Roman physician and philosopher), fresco, 13th century 5. Canterbury pilgrims, stained glass c.1280 6. Bishop Zaudria and Anagni people await return of Reliquary of Saint Magno, fresco, 13th century AD 7. Horseman and galloping horse, silk painting, 13th century Japanese 8. Detail showing Angel Gabriel, from The Annunciation, 13th century fresco in baptistery		8.