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Updated: June 19, 2025
tonameyotoc, the root is the verb tona, to shine, to be warm; tonatiuh, the sun; tonameyotl, a ray of the sun, etc. As warmth and sunlight are the conditions of growth and fertility, many derivatives from this root signify abundance, riches, etc.
From his gay manners, joyous countenance, and bright golden hair, he gained the nickname of 'Tonatiuh, or the 'Sun, while Cortés, who hardly ever appeared anywhere without the beautiful Marina, was called by the natives 'Malinche, which you will remember was her Indian name. While all this was happening, came yet another embassy from Montezuma, loaded as usual with costly gifts.
Archbishop Lorenzana, in his note on this passage, greatly extols the pious fervor of Cortes, who, he says, "whether in the field or on the causeway, in the midst of the enemy or toiling by night or day," never omitted the celebration of the mass. They were Andres de Tapia and George de Alvarado, a brother of the more famous Pedro, Tonatiuh.
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