An Aztec Noble’s Sacrifice for his Country - This illustration shows an episode during the war against the Chalco in the mid-15th century. Moctezuma I is shown sitting on his throne pointing at the scene. Below him a soldier in yellow dressed in the feathered headdress of the nobility is being taken prisoner by the soldiers of Chalco. A prisoner dances on a platform while beneath him another prisoner lies with his arm and head severed. At the far left a lord of Chalco sitting on a throne watches the dance with two of his subjects. At top center is the glyph of a flowering cactus representing Tenochtitlan (present-day Mexico City). Military aspects shown include war clubs and shields.