Who were the Toltecs? A Quick Look at the Toltecs in Mythology and History

In this video, we explore at the mysterious people known as the Toltecs and their contributions to the mythology and history of ancient Mesoamerica and Mexico.
Contents:
00:00 Intro
02:07 Myth and Legends
08:02 Archaeology
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[@mayanaztec6440]

I’m building a house in México and was almost finished with the project when I decided to build one extra room to fill it up with nothing but Mexican history and art. I was inspired by people like you who make these documentaries and enriches our knowledge of our history.

[@Smoug]

thats awesome! im a student of History in Mexico city, where do you live?

[@guyfaux900]

I've been studying them for 10 years first series of fiction books but then I got more interested in just the history without embellishment.

[@brofessormex]

I took am building a house in Mexico. But I'm actually digging out an old hacienda and renovating it. We had almost 5 feet of dirt to dig out. Good luck

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May as well add another room I’ll be there just email my itinerary and address. Your house will be cleaned like u wouldn’t believe. K. See u soon lol

[@susanfarley1332]

Could you do something on the Zapotecs? The stuff they discovered in a tomb that was excavated in the state of Oaxaca was gorgeous stuff!

[@pamelabennett1492]

Zapotec people are still alive!

[@susanfarley1332]

@@pamelabennett1492 i know. I have met them and they are lovely people.

[@robbabcock_]

Interesting! We don't see much about the ancient peoples of the Americas vs those of the near east and the Med.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah, true. I think there's not as much archaeological work that's been done in the Americas vs other parts of the world. I'll do some more on these civilizations later on in the year. Thanks again for stopping by, appreciate it!

[@megamanx466]

It's true. I do know that in South America they have a knot language for recording events, called 'Quipu', that has taken decades to decipher and much of many of the countries south of the U.S. have been politically unstable enough that it has been unsafe to do too much archeological work there for a long time which makes excavations slow probably. Another thing that didn't help was that the Spanish almost systematically destroyed and purged much of the Americas from their native artifacts or cultures in order to get them to adopt Christianity unfortunately. 😞

[@HistorywithCy]

@@megamanx466 Yeah, in addition to what you said, I also think its because donors for funding excavations of these sites are, or at least were, more interested in sites in the Near East and Mediterranean because of their historical connections to Europe. Interesting stuff!

[@megamanx466]

@@HistorywithCy That bias is likely true also. 🤔

[@TheDanEdwards]

​@@HistorywithCy So called "Biblical archeology" skewed the interests of Europeans (and then Americans) towards southwest Asia. So large resources were steered by religious interests. That said, only a tiny fraction of the human populations that have existed have left a record for us today to learn of them.

[@hosseinsadeghi2468]

Greetings from Iran, I think toltecs are among the most fascinating civilizations, their wisdom is brilliant

[@HistorywithCy]

Darood baradar, thanks for stopping by and glad you liked this... more to come, stay safe!

[@hosseinsadeghi2468]

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[@Mr713mexican]

Elam! Greetings from a mexican in USA. We both have great history and civilizations

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@@Mr713mexican yeah I'm totally agreed 🇮🇷🇲🇽💚

[@goose6956]

This is awesome. You and only one other channel cover mesoamerican history. Would love to see a history on the Purépecha people (Tarascan empire)

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, appreciate the kind words! More on the way and I'll look into Purepecha, have to make sure that I can find some good sources on the subject. Stay tuned!

[@macarde10]

@@HistorywithCy great channel cy. In English, try Helen Perlstein Pollard. Great archaeologist.

[@origaminosferatu3357]

Which other channel? Would love to watch it. I know Religion for Breakfast did an Aztec episode and Stefan Milo recently did one on the Tlaxcala - which was fascinating.

[@joshke_335]

The Toltecs influenced almost all of Mesoamerica, including western Mesoamerica, they founded several kingdoms and chiefdoms such as the Kingdom of Xalisco, they did not have much influence on the history of all Mesoamerica, but they were very important, they were able to stop the expansion of the Purepecha to the west, they even defeated them in the saltpeter war. The west of Mesoamerica was very independent from the rest, some come to consider it as another cultural zone (in addition to Oasisamerica and aridoamerica)

[@jackjones9460]

You e very interesting information on Mesoamerica. I’ve never even heard of the Purepecha but I’d like to! Would you tell me where to look?

[@paveldeveraux2729]

And you couldn't be more wrong..... The Toltecs founded Tonala in Jalisco and mined jade and other minerals in the surrounding area...

[@joshke_335]

@@jackjones9460 Mmm, I don't know, there's many good sites. I usually use books from my school and search a bit on internet. I couldn't find as much information about the Purepechas as about the Aztecs. They don't talk much about them, I only know that they used metals to create armor and weapons. They also had a language that does not coincide with any other, it is more similar to the languages ​​of South America (they also had a certain fascination for salt, they came to explore the entire Mesoamerican West, burning some villages along the way) They were also the first territorial state in Mesoamerica, they had a long line of fortifications to defend the border with the Aztec empire. They hated the Aztecs, their soldiers were painted black and attacked Aztec towns and fortresses at night. They came to kill the Aztec messengers who came to ask for help against the Spanish

[@joshke_335]

@@paveldeveraux2729 The Toltecs were very important, they helped to restructure the area after the collapse of the Teuchitlan tradition.

[@paveldeveraux2729]

@@jackjones9460 The Purepechas are part of the remaining Moche culture ( now days Peru )... They came around the year 800 C.E. invited by the Otomies ( Teotihuacan ) and settle them West of Teotihuacan... in the State that bears their name Moche-cani=Moche-people=Michoacan, they summed up to a 1,000 families....

[@sandroschmitt5660]

My respects to the guapo peoples from Mexico ! Greetings from Brasil !

[@HistorywithCy]

Oi amigo, tudo bem? Morava no Brasil na Sampa quase 4 anos! abs de estados unidos! valeu!

[@theoutlook55]

Muy amable

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[@teresafernandez9849]

Ola hermano, hi brother from Brazil! From Los Angeles, Cali!

[@davidmclane4145]

And just as the favorite dog of the Mexi'ca/Aztecs survives to this day, the Xoloitzquintle meaning (Strange dog) in Nahuatl with 3,500 years of recorded history....The favorite dog of the Toltecs still survives as well. Records go back 1,100 years for the Techichi (little dog) in Nahuatl, and there is strong evidence to indicate that this dog was the ancestor of the Chihuahueno aka The Chihuahua, who appeared in the State of Chihuahua about 1850-1860. The Chihuahueno is not a natural dog found in nature, but is a man made mutation by breeding. People mistakenly call the Techichi a Deer head Chihuahua, and the Chihuahueno an Apple Head Chihuahua, but putting the two dogs side by side quickly reveals that they are two different dogs, although possibly cousins. The Techichi is twice as big as a Chihuahua, number 1.....longer face with more teeth, number 2....longer neck, number 3 and longevity up to 27 years. The Deer Head Techichis , although called Chihuahuas are not allowed to participate in any Chihuahua shows or events, as they are not considered "Breed Standard" but an aberration of the species. Not surprising, it's just the other way around...The Apple Head is a genetic mutation of the Deer head, and the result of selective breeding to produce the smallest dog possible, but not without some health issues. Most breeders and dog associations only recognize 2 varieties of Chihuahuas....short hair and long haired. There is now an American Techichi owners association, so perhaps in time they will no longer be referred to as Chihuahuas.

[@GarfieldRex]

Interesting to know the Aztecs view them with proud and proclaimed to be the successors of them. 👌 love all ancient cultures. So much we don't know yet!

[@HistorywithCy]

Agreed, I just wish that the Toltecs had left written accounts behind so that we'd know more about them from their own sources. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it... more on the way, stay safe!

[@zaraiwzara]

just like the nations which declared themselves sucessors of rome

[@teresafernandez9849]

@@HistorywithCy what ever written history was, and we did have written history, even a form of paper. They were all destroyed by the colonizers, only 4 survived.

[@apsopengtam4510]

Amazing Fact; The Toltecs were famous for inventing the first FlushToilets used by the Incas prior to the Spanish invasion, they took the brilliant idea back with them, and hence the flushing toilet was introduced to Europe.

[@teresafernandez9849]

Thanks for that! We were very clean ppl with our bodies, bathed once a day, royalty twice a day. The reason we couldn't resist the desease from the colonizers, was while we figured out how to keep sewage and human feces controlled, some continents were still sleeping same place with their animals and ankle deep in animal and human feces, they built a very strong resistance to desease, we didn't!! I think the Romans were one of the few who also had a sewage system for feces.

[@LiquidfirePUA]

​@@teresafernandez9849Harappans before that

[@machibesalamy9424]

Thank you so much for everything you do especially when you tell the history of Mexico . Because a lots of people don't know about the zapotecs and toltecs. I'm a Mexican American I was born in Salinas California but I was raised in Mexico untill I was 19 year's old n then I move to the USA for Good. Living in Mexico was one of the best experience I had. I learned so much about our Mexican culture, when I move to the state's I started to learn Inglesh and I have to learn the history of the United States of America. And I come to the conclusion the long time ago Mexicans n native Americans were all one Nation. But they want to expand. That's why in choco they Found Aztec. N Maya's. Artifacts they even found Maya n Aztec in Georgia they are even claims of Aztec piramid's in one of Wisconsin lake. I love being a Mexican American guy. Who loves 2 culture's. And my heart is cut on 2 pieces. I LOVE MY USA N I LOVE MY MEXICO 2 I really wish the all this emigration nonsense Bs.stops n do what is Right all those people who are againt's emigrants. Are bunch of ignorant moron's the 90 % of the emigrants are not criminals. They are looking for a better life so there children's don't have to go for what they perents when through. Poverty. Is the worse think can happen to anybody and that can happen to anybody. Especially if you live in a country where is no Jobs n they pay it's so low the you have to make a decision if you pay rent will be no food on the table if you don't pay the rent. Be no more home so you pay rent or You will starve to death. I wish the more people can understand what this people are going through. When and the USA we had everything. We don't stragle in the USA and even now in the USA we start to see homelessness people all over the USA especially in California. But California is going down because everything they have it's so expensive. Rent. Food. And the laws are the ones destroy California. I wish the people who are againt's emigrants can understand but they are bunch of heartless ignorant. Moron's especially they think the poverty never it's going to happen to them. When we know the poverty can happen to anybody. Viva mexico and Viva the USA God bless everyone in this beautiful country and beautiful world. UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE WILL FALL

[@StarlitSeafoam]

I'm fascinated by how the Aztecs and Maya used the Toltecs, and focus on the worship of Quatzlcoatl, to legitimize their own empires. And its fascinating to think that the Aztecs, who according to their own history came from Northern Mexico or even the southern United States, still had blood connections to the Toltecs, and thanks to trade and empire, would have already been deeply impacted by Toltec culture when they moved south. I guess I always think of the Aztecs as the new guys on the block with no real connections to the previous empires of Central America, but that isn't true at all.

[@guyfaux900]

I'm just astonished at how many huge civilizations seem to be focused in that small area in the Yucatan.

[@Dick_Interritus]

Yes that is very interesting. I am curious if the Toltecs commited human sacrifice as much as the Aztecs did.

[@teresafernandez9849]

@@Dick_Interritus Of course,bc ur archiologists have painted us as savages who killed all day!! These are the same descendants of the ppl who burnt people at the stake in New England in the name of Christianity!! The ppl who slaughtered men women and children at wounded knee, the same ppl who's ancestors chopped thousands of heads off in France on guillotine over religion and politics!! These are the same descendants of ppl who wherever they went, they slaughtered tortured looted and shoved their violent religion down ppl's throat and up their ass!! These are the ppl who are still savages choosing guns over humanity!! Mark Twain once said something to the effect:. There are a lot of humerous things in the world, one of them being the savages who think they are less savage than the savage!! So tru!!

[@ezzovonachalm9815]

@@guyfaux900 The Yucatan had a dominant home production of mariajuana.That's why.

[@ezzovonachalm9815]

@@teresafernandez9849I suffer with You cause of the cruel jesuitas that forced poor littla Indios to study the catholic alphabeth and learn to write on paper with a pen. Sniff sniff sniff ! ¡ Ay ay pobrecititos pequegnitos Qien sabe quanto sufrieron !

[@StarlitSeafoam]

Also, this video, and all your videos, deserve far more views. I really appreciate the depth of your research. Fabulous work!

[@stollinroned5090]

I hope one day you will make a video on psychedelics influence on civilization 🙏🙏

[@HistorywithCy]

lol I hadn't thought about that but maybe one day. Thanks for stopping, stay safe!

[@Sarke2]

Another great video Cy on one of the most mystical civilizations of their time, i really appreciate your work, thanks again for making this video.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you enjoyed this. Yeah, they are often overlooked because of the peoples who came after them. Thought this would be a good video to do before the Maya and Aztecs, which I'd like to do later on this year. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it! Hope also that your summer has started well!

[@Cherb123456]

Fantastic work, thank you! Wonderful!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you liked it.. more on the way, stay safe!

[@WanaxTV]

Awesome video! Very educational and makes you want to research more on the Mesoamerican history! Great job Cy!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you liked it and more on the way, stay tuned!

[@Dihechuwa]

Great content, much appreciated!

[@joeshmoe8345]

Thanks so much I really enjoyed this post. Keep up the great work boss!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed this! More on the various civilizations of the Americas coming soon, stay tuned!

[@cegesh1459]

Great to see a video about Toltects! There is way to view content about them.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you liked this! More on the Americas on the way, stay tuned and safe!

[@lezatron8785]

This guy has really nice flowing and engaging oratory

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks, glad at least someone likes hearing me talk about history lol. More on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@TheRedneckPreppy]

Great episode Cy!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! More history of the ancient Americas on the way, stay tuned!

Great video! I took a trip to Cancun years ago and went to the Temple of Wind ruins in Tulum...the guide had a lot to say about the Toltec and Maya battles and things they did to the very short statured Maya...he wasn't fond of them 🙃. It was all beyond fascinating to learn and hear all sides of ancient Mexico's history.

[@bulletclub3320]

Another awesome video!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you liked it! More on the way, stay safe!

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Love your channel! Thank you for sharing!

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching, really appreciate it!

[@origaminosferatu3357]

This was awesome. So interesting. I would love to know more about the Olmecs and how they fit into the picture. Mesoamerican cultures are fascinating.

[@ezzovonachalm9815]

Oa maaself am interrested in the Pastecs, which are superbeously ignored by the scholars and the amateurs of South Merico cinematography.

[@mozz11]

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[@stephenrioux6821]

Good to see a new video. I missed you.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! No worries, I'll hopefully be able to produce more stuff more frequently this summer...stay tuned and thanks again!

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Excellent video. Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, appreciate it! More history of the ancient Americas on the way, stay tuned!

[@puresoul3062]

A huge influence on Toltec was the Olmec. Would love to see a video based on oral lore/history providing pictures and truths from the living source who still live in their lands ways

[@HVLLOWS1999]

Cy your channel has grown so much! It is still the gold mine I stumbled apon last year. You probably don't recognize me but I'm Darth Krayt guy and may the force be with you!

[@HistorywithCy]

Hey, great to see you again and thanks for stopping by, appreciate it! Yeah, the channel is chugging along, hopefully hit 100k by the end of this year. Thanks for the support, really appreciate it! More on the way, stay tuned!

[@alun7006]

Fascinating! I had heard the word Toltecs but knew absolutely nothing about them.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you liked it! More on the way, stay safe!

[@TheShinobi0703]

Thanks for sharing this valuable info.

[@HistorywithCy]

My pleasure, thanks for watching!

[@QalOrt]

Yes! I love these videos on the Ancient Americans!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, appreciate it! More history of the ancient Americas on the way, stay tuned!

[@QalOrt]

@@HistorywithCy Awesome! I'm looking forwards to it!

[@per4mexbagger541]

Mesoamerica ❤️❤️❤️

[@HistorywithCy]

Yes! More on the way, stay tuned!

[@phooku2764]

Awesome 💯🤯😘 keep it Coming.... Please... Thank you!

[@NCcody811]

Great video on a beautiful culture.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you! More history of the ancient Americas on the way, stay tuned!

[@cyndybutler7330]

Been to Mexico a few times Cozumel and chihuahua both are amazing

[@chrisclark1326]

In Scott, Arkansas we have Toltec mounds . They apparently traveled north also.

[@d.fpdxhxc]

That's right and they fought and injured the spaniards that followed Hernando De Soto making him retreat back to the Mississippi River when he eventually died of his wounds and they buried him at the bottom of the river after they fought the Tula tribe. Important to keep that history alive also 🙏🦅🦅🦅🦅 many blessings

[@tracymcgeachie7525]

Enjoyed the video very interesting i had never heard of them.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you liked it.. more on the way, stay safe!

[@davidwilliambarker]

I'm a recent fan and I really appreciate your videos. Thank you. What i like is my response when it sounds like you're winding things up for any particular video, and I think "No, no, no! Keep talking!"

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha thanks, most people I know thin I talk too much! 😂 I'll have some longer videos coming up soon, stay tuned! Thanks again for the support, appreciate it... stay safe!

[@Kratos_God_of_50_BMG]

Very thorough, despite difficult names to pronounce, and full of Cy goodness! 😁

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha yeah, a few of them took a bit of practice, hopefully I got them right. I found some videos and lectures online where various Mexican archaeologists were mentioning these names and tried to imitate their pronunciation. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it! More pre-Columbian history on the way towards of the latter half of the summer, stay tuned!

[@Kratos_God_of_50_BMG]

@@HistorywithCy One last question: Do you plan to do any Norse pantheons/religion, or are you going west right Asia?

[@rodrigochiberioseixas193]

Great video

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you!

[@Emcee_Squared]

Pretty fascinating culture. They remind me of the Amorites of the near east in that they too dispersed and went on to found great empires.

[@HistorywithCy]

Interesting comparison, I like it! Speaking of Amorites, I need to do another video on Amorite kingdoms of the Near East...it's been on my mind for a while. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it... stay tuned and safe!

[@Mohazz88]

Interesting comparison indeed!! 😁

[@pedrito01100]

Awesome!

[@lunarsoul1737]

Amazing video! The pronunciations were a little off, but you study history, not linguistics, as far as I am aware, so not much else wrong besides that, and everything else was amazing! Loved it!

[@morriganmhor5078]

Good work, with one exception: that identification of Cortéz with Quetzalcoatl was disproved a long ago. If the Spaniards had to fight 3-5 battles just to get to Tenochtitlan (for the first time) how does it go together with the return of the much-adored god?

[@promiscuous5761]

Thank you.

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Ok 2022 is going great 😃 this is the second new channel I found. Start the bingeing 😂

[@HistorywithCy]

Welcome, enjoy and Happy New Year!

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[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks my friend, glad you liked it! Definitely more on the way, stay tuned and thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it!

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[@HistorywithCy]

​@@subhamomm5930 Hi! hopefully by end of next week if not sooner. Thanks!

[@Nowhere-from]

Thanks!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks so much, really appreciate it! More on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@hannahdrury6654]

I found this video helpful!

[@HistorywithCy]

I'm so glad! Thanks for watching!

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You are amazing!

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks!

[@alfonsocantu9992]

Amazing how people from a Stone Age period can surpass even today..yours very truly Alfonso Cantu USMC

[@Felipe_XIV-XVI]

Nice. The Toltecs are, with the Olmecs, the basis of Mesoamerican culture.

[@jayr2138]

Cy please do more on the mesoamericas can’t wait to show my daughter her peoples history.

[@skalled5051]

What intrigued me the most was their understanding of philosophy. Recently I listened to the Four Agreements and I was instantly enthralled by their understandings of life and self-love. I'm only a few minutes into the video and I'm hooked

[@bobcharlie2337]

Really good.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you!

[@maaxeru]

LOVE THE MESOAMERICAN CONTENT!! MORE MORE MORE PLZ

[@allones3078]

Nice when you said you were going to make a toltec video i did not think you would make it so soon.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah well I wanted to do it before I got into Maya and Aztec history which hopefully I'll put out some content for end of this summer. Stay tuned and thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it!

[@allones3078]

@@HistorywithCy Well i spend a lot of time on your channel love what you are doing. keep up the good work.

[@HistorywithCy]

@@allones3078 Thank you, appreciate the kind words and support!

[@jjt1234]

Excellent

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@foreskinh8ter]

im fascinated by the native american cultures

[@HistorywithCy]

Me too! Thanks for stopping by, stay safe!

[@purplepunch4904]

@@HistorywithCy can you do some stuff on the Inca or tiwanaku

[@HistorywithCy]

Eventually, yes! Thanks for the suggestion.

[@kishanpreeth5019]

@@HistorywithCy happy to see you making vedio's on native Americaa

[@PongoXBongo]

Sounds like the Toltecs were kind of like the Grecco-Romans of Mesoamerica. A highly mythologized, highly advanced, and widespread people that went on to inspire others after their downfall. Even their dual founders have a kind of Romulus and Remus vibe to them.

[@StopAntiWhiteism]

They were probably White and got bred out over time. This has happened repeatedly.

[@hermescarraro3393]

wow, I have heard of the Toltecs, but I never really studied them at all... I kinda forgot they existed, oh well, thanks for the video Cy! 🙂

[@RandomVidsforthought]

There's new evidence that they didn't exist

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Wow :0 Great Quality

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you, glad you liked it... stay safe!

[@matthewmann8969]

Very iconic

[@giuseppelogiurato5718]

👍😀❤️! Good narration! Not too fast, clear and deliberate enunciation without a repetitive sing-song cadence or an artificially academic accent... Most of these "history guys" on KZbin (even the English ones) can't speak English very well, let alone Nahuatl... This guy does a fair to decent job with most of the Nahuatl words, but where on Earth did he get the idea to say "ta-NOOK-ti-klan" for Tenochtítlan? I'm not an expert, and I've heard it pronounced many different ways, but that's a new one.

[@Noctural-Notions]

I was introduced to the Toltecs about 30 years ago thru books by Carlos Castaneda. Very interesting. In his books he claims that these Toltecs we're hunted down by the Spaniards & they scattered & hid from the Spaniards. But we won't see any of this history in our history books.

[@connorgolden4]

Another mesoamerican video? Cool! It’s not my favorite region in regards to history but damn can it be interesting and full of beautiful architecture!

[@HistorywithCy]

For sure, I'm also not as versed on Mesoamerica as say Mesopotamia, but hope to visit some of these sites (Tollan, Teotihuacan, etc.) since technically they're closer to where I'm at and easier to get to than the Mid East. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it! Stay tuned for more!

[@viracocha6093]

Yes

[@HistorywithCy]

Thank you!

[@phiaman]

Awesome mini doc. Can the creator or anyone give the source of the music in it???

[@baihongliang]

Since Cortez, who was believed to be Quetzalcoatl, actually did put an end to human sacrifices, we could say that Quetzalcoatl had his revenge against Tezcatlipoca. History is full of surprises😅

[@HistorywithCy]

Haha that's actually a really cool way of looking at it, I never thought of it that way 😂. Thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More pre-Columbian history on the way, stay tuned!

[@macarde10]

Actually, the mexica never believed any of the Spanish to be gods or Quetzalcoatl. That belief appeared 30 years later in Spain from the man who served as secretary to Cortez. Cortez nor any other conquistador ever wrote accounts claiming that they were viewed in any manner such as that. Camilla Townsend, The American Historical Review, Vol. 108, No. 3 (June 2003), pp. 659-687

[@baihongliang]

@@macarde10 good to know, thanks for providing the source.

[@alessandrodelogu7931]

Nice video, about a fascinating and very mysterious civilization. What do we really know about the Toltecs? It looks like it's really hard to find reliable informations on them, and the little that we have is extremely compromised. We only have some ruins, some objects and few manuscripts, none of them written by the Toltecs and containing mostly legends. It's like reconstructing German history from Grimms' fairytales and some archeological findings. On the other hand much more could still be found, and great discoveries were made in the past from much less. Next time you could make something about the Etruscans or the Nok culture in West Africa, or about Southeast Asia.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks! Yeah, it was hard for me to find a lot about them outside of the standard Aztec sources and a few published archaeological studies on the site of Tollan. I hope to visit the site in 2022 and hope to learn more then. Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it and hope that all is well on your end... stay safe!

[@katwiltz1134]

I'm glad you said Etruscans because doesn't this civilization remind you of them?

[@alessandrodelogu7931]

@@katwiltz1134 a little. They were both very mysterious peoples who laid the foundations of the empires that followed them.

[@melissasalasblair5273]

Thank you, always searching for new ideas 🌌 1:43 👒 2:19 5:05 5:19

[@HistorywithCy]

Nice, glad their art inspires you! Thanks for watching!

[@josuecordoba2933]

I have relics from Tula, Cantona pyramids that are amazing

[@crimsonterror5795]

Great video, hard to find content here that goes into detail. I hope this Empire really existed, I like to believe there was a kingdom just smaller then what the Aztecs said.

[@pamelabennett1492]

Why?

[@crimsonterror5795]

@@pamelabennett1492 1, because a Toltec Empire would make for a good story. 2, Because despite the fact the city of Tula looks unimpressive, there is still a Toltec legacy the people of MesoAmerica remembered, and to me it would be inconsiderate of the historical record and baffling to simply deny there wasn't any sort of Empire.

[@magako_v.3]

Ah as I like to call them, the Assyrians of the Americans. The great conquerers of the new world.

[@HistorywithCy]

Interesting comparison... both were great empire builders in their respective realms! Thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it. More on the way, stay tuned!

[@megamanx466]

They've usually been compared more probably to the ancient Egyptians, but the Assyrians might also be not far off as a comparison. It's these similarities that have sparked some pseudoarcheology conspiracy theories. 😅

[@yaruqadishi8326]

Or the byzantines of Americas or Persians of Americas ciz they too liked to conquer and rule.

[@easytiger6570]

Quetzalcoatl had a great influence on Mayan world, his followers Itza dominated it's landscape fot centuries after him

[@whathell6t]

@Easy Tiger That's not Quetzalcoatl. It's Kukulcan in the Yucatan Peninsula.

[@FoolishPrince]

@@whathell6t i thought it was "Huracan"

[@whathell6t]

@@FoolishPrince Nope! Hurcan is a One-Legged Mayan God of Wind, Storms, and Fire. The Heart of the Sky that send the Great Flood.

[@lawrenceanthrax375]

@@whathell6t WHO DO YOU THINK KUKULKAN IS??????= QUETZALCOATL/KULKULKAN/VIRACOCHA ITS THE SAME BEING YOU DUMMIE

[@lawrenceanthrax375]

@@whathell6t WHO DO YOU THINK KUKULKAN IS??????= QUETZALCOATL/KULKULKAN/VIRACOCHA ITS THE SAME BEING YOU DUMMIE

[@conejeitor]

Thanks for an amazing video, thanks for focusing on more "unknown" parts of the World. Though, the Toltecs came after the Maya, so it could not have influence them.

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, appreciate the kind words and feedback, appreciate them! Yeah, the earliest Maya were before the Toltecs. I had read that Maya civilization had started earlier, but that later on that the two groups were contemporaries with perhaps some Toltec princes either settling in or conquering Maya regions. Anyway, thanks for stopping by, really appreciate it and more on the way, stay tuned!

[@kamion53]

@@HistorywithCy Those princes like Blue Quetzal Macaw from Copan and Stormy Sky from Tikal were probably from Teotihuacan. Especially Stormy Sky is connected with Teotihuacan wearing the "speartrower-owl-shield"on his stela. a very Teotihuacanan symbol. Blue QuetzalMacaw wore the "tlaloc-gogles" also a Teotihuacan symbol.

[@averagebxngfan4529]

Mesoamerican history is amazing fascinating just like Egyptians so far apart yet very similar… and everything points to the sky 🌌

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! More on the way, stay tuned and thanks for watching!

[@ofallmyintention9496]

I know a decent amount about the Aztecs, less about the Maya, and virtually nothing about the Toltecs or Olmecs, so this was virtually all new information to me. Quetzalcoatl's name was practically the only thing I recognized...but, from Aztec mythology. It makes sense that Aztec pantheons were influenced by the Toltecs, and it's funny how the god's name means 'cloud serpent,' in one language, and 'feathered serpent'...although, I guess there is relation there between clouds and feathered creatures.

[@HistorywithCy]

Yeah, I'm learning more about a lot of these civilizations just be learning about the Aztecs, which I'll hopefully put a video together for by the end of this summer. The mythology is also quite interesting and more complex than I'd imagined. As always, thanks so much for stopping by, really appreciate it! More on the way, stay safe!

[@juanjuri6127]

To be clear, "Mixcoatl", Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl's father, was "Cloud Serpent". The Toltecs are assumed to have spoken Nahuatl, so their language was more or less the same as the Aztecs, a few centuries of distance notwithstanding. As comparison, the Mixtecs, an ethnic group living further south, are the "cloud people", due to the rainy weather of their homeland around modern-day Oaxaca.

[@BigFists2024]

Check out Mexico unexplained on KZbin

[@mindfulnessorganix1588]

Mexico in one of a kind home of the olmec Toltec and aztec plus many other smaller less known tribes

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

0:28 WOAH there's a mouthful

[@alexanderscherer4537]

Great little documentary, love learning more about Mesoamerican civilization. American schools are awfully quiet about Native history.

[@leemas4609]

At 0:13 minutes the lady in that drawing/illustration she has the word Mauna above her head. Does anybody know the meaning or orgins of that word? That is one of my families surnames so I was wondering that it means. Or What language it is.

[@JCA-Z]

The toltecs were very tall from what i remember.

[@HeartOfTheSource]

I decided to trace my linage. Completed deep analysis of DNA genomes. Purchased all the 5000+ DNA connections & searches. And it looks as if I've been almost everywhere man! 3 chromosome strands linked me back to Meso America. In my ongoing research following only my own lineage, it's lead me to The Toltecs this week. My DNA's been all over every continent. All over Africa i.e. West, Middle, (including Egypt) Khoisan region. The Americas: North & South. Patagonia, Central Asia, The Andes. The N. American plains, Scandinavian, The Baltic, England, Ireland, France...I am considered "black" by society due to its colorism labels. I am a person. I choose Other on the race boxes because I always known I am simply Human + much MORE! I've recently uncovered rolls documents for my paternal side of my family that states "Creek by Blood" All I know is that I have felt ancient since I was born. Even born remembering some past lives and told my birth parents. I became a foster child along the way living in a girl's home with several Nuns as I aged out of the system. Some people are saying my genes may be a missing link somehow? I'm willing to volunteer as tribute for this cause. I've been connected to a variety of cultures at heart all my life, Love all people except can't tolerate racists. It all making since now who I am. The ancestors are running through my veins every minute of every day. Just as the scribes across the Egyptian Temple doors I feel a strong, deep NEED to KNOW THY SELF. It's one of the most important things to be able to complete our personal missions.

[@forodinssake9570]

A wonderful video! Its always great to learn something new about indigenous people, one thing I'd like to mention is we should be sceptical of the godhood assigned to Cortez, as it's not that well supported

[@RandomVidsforthought]

The toltecs didn't exist

[@forodinssake9570]

@@RandomVidsforthought where does that claim come from?

[@RandomVidsforthought]

@@forodinssake9570 Emperor Tigerstar has said that there's evidence that the toltecs didn't exist so he won't include the toltecs in his history of north america video

[@forodinssake9570]

@@RandomVidsforthought who the hell is that? does he has any scientific background? is he a scholar?

[@RandomVidsforthought]

@@forodinssake9570 Do you not accept the truth?

[@10Doomhawk]

Is this the same Toltec culture as the Toltec mounds in Arkansas? I went as a kid and held a peice of pottery they said was 1000 yrs old but I was also like 8 so, fuzzy memories.

[@user-yf9jq7nu7j]

Sii

[@GLeibniz1716]

Excellent is it known where the toltecs came from and what drove them to that region?

[@HistorywithCy]

That's a good question, I haven't read anyone claiming to know exactly where they came from. Some though believe that they may have been one of the subject peoples of whoever was ruling Teotihuacán and took advantage of that city's demise by replacing them as the dominant power in the region. Others say that they were migrants from the west who stumbled upon the land and settled there because it was good for growing crops and rich in obsidian. It's hard to know anything for sure because their early history is convoluted amongst several myths. If I discover something more definitive, I'll be sure to let you know. Thanks again for stopping by, really appreciate it! More pre-Columbian history of the Americas on the way, stay tuned!

[@showbread9366]

From much further north

[@IceniBrave]

Was the story of Quetzalcoatl being opposed to human sacrifice another influencing factor when the Spanish arrived, given that they also tried to prevent it?

[@joshke_335]

When they heard about Quetzalcoatl, they thought it was one of the 12 Jesus' apostles, that motivated them to evangelize the native population. Which was good, a Christian would not kill another, although there were certain abuses (typical of the time no matter where in the world you lived) if the natives had not been baptized it could be worse.

[@theangryholmesian4556]

@@joshke_335 "A Christian would not kill another." Yeah no. Just no mate. Have you paid attention to history at all?

[@donnacsuti4980]

The Spanish killed many of the leaders there. If you even read the Bible humans have been killing their own people forever

[@JozefLucifugeKorzeniowski]

many ancient peoples get unfairly demonized, like almost all, but the toltecs (and maybe greeks and romans in some cultures) are the only ancient culture i know of that is just universally praised to an obviously unreal degree by its antecedents. and honestly, and honestly, despite the stories about the toltec, the legacy of physical works left by the olmec is so much more impressive. that is, unless the toltec built teotihuacan.

[@hashimbokhamseen7877]

relly interesting

[@HistorywithCy]

Thanks, glad you liked it and more on the way!

[@user-wr4yl7tx3w]

How were the poems preserved?

[@lindsaykania106]

cool

[@YouAwakeYet]

I had my phone at an angle and I read the thumbnail as "The Toiletecs"

[@constantine7715]

It is believed that the first king of Tenochtitlan (mexica or later know as the Aztec empire) the first king is a descendant of the Toltecs. So, the first kings of Tenochtitlan, and the emperors of the Aztec Empire, all had Toltec blood.

[@ahuatltelicza7874]

how about a video on a south american civilization called the Chavín culture. one of their sites i'm familar with is called "Chavín de Huántar".

[@TimL1980]

Is there any competing theory on how indigenous people of Mesoamerica came up with the idea of a fully bearded guy? (It's my understanding that they - at most - grow extremely sparse fluff in old age!?) Do the stories of the Toltecs give any hint from when e in the old world that man came to them?

[@jackjones9460]

I wonder if disease motivated the Toltec to abandon their Capitol? Other than a stronger enemy I can’t understand why an entire civilization would abandon their homes. Burning what they left seems like a disease fighting technique. Still doesn’t explain it well enough to satisfy me.