Aztec Education: The Calmecac and Telpochcalli Schools

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the two-track education system of the Mexica in Tenochtitlan. They dive into the calmecac, the elite school for nobles and select commoners, where students trained as priests, warriors, and scribes under the patronage of Quetzalcoatl. They contrast it with the telpochcalli, the 'house of youth' for commoners, which focused on military training and civic duties. Along the way, they discuss how the tlamatini, or wise teacher, imparted knowledge of codices, astronomy, and ritual, and how the system prepared young men for the flower wars and the larger Aztec world. #AztecEducation #Calmecac #Telpochcalli #Tenochtitlan #Mexica #Nahuatl #Quetzalcoatl #Tlamatini #FlowerWars #AztecEmpire #Codex #BernardinoDeSahagun #FlorentineCodex #Mesoamerica #AztecWarriors #History #FexingoHistory #IndigenousHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo