ruled Mexico some centuries before the arrival of the Spaniards. The Aztecs were in possession
of power when the Spaniards came and it was they who introduced that part of the Mexican
Religion which was in such strong contrast to the religion established by Quetzalcoatl.
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“...The Mexicans believed in a universal deluge, from which only one family (that of Coxcox)
escaped. Nevertheless and inconsistently enough with this they also spoke of a race of wicked
giants, who had survived the flood and built a pyramid in order to reach the clouds; but the gods
frustrated their designs and rained fire down upon it...
“...Whether due to teachings or to accidental coincidence, it is certain the Mexicans held many
points of belief in common with the Christians. They believed in the trinity, the incarnation and
apparently the redemption.”
So who was this mysterious teacher? There are many how have speculated that he was indeed
an early Christian missionary and some who have even dared to suggest that it may have even
been Christ during one of his journeys, such people have pointed to the similarities in the
phonetic rendering of the two names Quetzal Coatl – Jesus Christ.
According to most records, Jesus traveled extensively in the years prior to his ministry,
visiting, among other places, Egypt, Tibet and India to study with the yogi’s. It has even quite
often been speculated that he did not in fact die cross and continued his travels after the
resurrection. Such an idea was explored in Robert Bauvals excellent book ‘The Holy Blood & The
Holy Grail’ and more recently in ‘The DaVinci Code.’
As repellent as the idea may be to some people, it does actually have some merit when one
considers the events surrounding the crucifixion as they have been presented to us.
In ‘Lost Cities of North and Central America,’ David Hatcher-Childress made some striking
observations. He comments: