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Cuauhpilli • Guerrero Águila • Eagle Warrior
Statue of an Cuauhpilli, meaning Eagle Warrior in Nahuatl, stands at attention at Mexico’s National Musuem of Anthropology in Mexico City.
Found at the Huey Teocalli, commonly known as El Templo Mayor, a large temple complex adjacent to the city’s present day Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución).
The Eagle Warrior and the Jaguar Warrior were the Mexica’s two most specialized warrior societies, or military orders. As seen on many of Mexico’s national soccer team apparel, the Eagle Warrior symbol remains popular amongst Mexicans of all ages and stripes.
This statue is part of the Sala Mexica or Mexica Hall, a permenant exhibition at the museum.
