"The Aztec didn't impose their religion. They just wanted the products." Not even gold held as much significance among the Mesoamerican peoples as jade, which represented fertility—and which in ...

Chalchiuhtlicue, which means “She Who Wears a Jade Skirt,” was the Aztec goddess of rivers, lakes, and freshwater. She was also associated with infants and children. Naming rituals presided ...