Thanks to its great cultural diversity, Mexico retains a large number of art piecesboth of the pre -Hispanic and contemporary era. However, there is a special piece that has been the reason for innumerable dialogues: The moctezuma plume.
This artifact, considered as one of the few pieces of feathery art that are preserved of the pre -Hispanic era, it is currently in the Vienna Ethnology Museum, Although trying to bring back more than one occasion.
Know the history of the Moctezuma Penacho!
According to the story, the Penacho was a gift that Moctezuma made to Hernán Cortés upon arrival in Mexico.Dorling Kindersley / Getty Images
The moctezuma plume
The history of the Moctezuma Penacho dates back to the pre -Hispanic era: according to historians, This was a gift from Moctezuma for Hernán Cortés Upon the arrival of Spanish to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico at the beginning of the 16th century.
While this was not the only penacho that Tlatoani had, this headdress of More than 200 gap feathers He measured 1.16 m high by 1.75m in diameter, in addition to having feathers of four different bird spaces: Xiuh Totol, Tlauquechol, Cuclillo and Quetzal.
It is worth mentioning that this plume was not only exclusive to Moctezuma, but some priests also made use of the For religious ceremonies.
How did Moctezuma Penacho arrive at Europe?
There are different versions of how the Moctezuma Penacho ended in Europe. One of the main hypotheses, affirms that once Courteous He returned to the old continent, He sent the plume to Archduke Fernando II of Habsburg, Cousin of King Carlos I of Spain, as a gift.
Another hypothesis that appears in the documentary «The history of the Penacho de Moctezuma» of the UNAM, points out that this He arrived in Austria in 1699 as part of a collection of Archduke Fernando II of Tirol and remained for more than 200 years in the Palace of Ambras.