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387. The Fall of the Aztecs: Prisoners of Montezuma (Part 4)
The Rest Is History
The Mania for Collecting and Montezuma's Fascination with Zoos and Different People
Montezumazoo is an emperor with a mania for collecting. He has a house with a great diversity of serpents and wild animals, as well as people who are considered monstrous. This reflects his desire to show power and dominion over flora, fauna, and different peoples. It's an interesting detail that Montezumo married a scholar who wrote about his collecting obsession. This story is reminiscent of the Summerton Man, which is a great mystery in Australian history. Montezumo's collection includes tigers, lions, wild boar, vipers, rattlesnakes, toads, frogs, snakes, birds, and even worms, all carefully classified and cared for.
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