Painal
Sign in to savethumb|300px|right|Painal as depicted in the Florentine Codex. In Aztec religion, Painal (also spelled Paynal or Painalton, "Little Painal"; also spelled Paynalton; , , ) was sometimes interpreted by Spanish colonists as a god (teotl) who served as a representative of Huitzilopochtli. Other scholars have noted that Paynala may have been a toponym, confused for a person.
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thumb|300px|right|Painal as depicted in the Florentine Codex. In Aztec religion, Painal (also spelled Paynal or Painalton, "Little Painal"; also spelled Paynalton; , , ) was sometimes interpreted by Spanish colonists as a god (teotl) who served as a representative of Huitzilopochtli. Other scholars have noted that Paynala may have been a toponym, confused for a person.
Bernardo de Sahagún's General History of the Things of New Spain, commonly called the Florentine Codex, briefly describes Painal thus:
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