Moctezuma

deity Guaima single tradition · 1

Moctezuma is a god who appeared to Agustín Ascuchul and named him his prophet. He called on the Indians to follow him to a new place to worship the god. More than 5,000 Indians abandoned their homes to follow him.

When

First attested
1737 CE
Attested period
1737 – 1737
Historical notes
Religious prophet Agustín Ascuchul claimed that the god Moctezuma had appeared to him in 1737.

Relationships

teacher of
Agustín Ascuchul
co occurs with
Great Spirit, Coyote, Montezuma

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“In 1737, the religious prophet Agustín Ascuchul appeared among the Guaima and Pima Indians (Akimel O'odham), close relatives of the Tohono O'odham, and claimed that the god Moctezuma had appeared to him and named him his prophet. He called on the Indians to follow him to a new place to worship the god.”

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