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Tlacotzontli is an Aztec god of roads. He was also the protector of roads to the native Mexicans.

To please the god many travelers would cut themselves among roads. Paper banners cover in blood and rubber were also made as an offering to this god.

References

1. Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1883). The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: The native races. A. L. Bancroft. p. 389.
2. Morel, Héctor V.; Moral, José Dalí (1987). Diccionario mitológico americano: dioses, razas, leyendas (in Spanish). Editorial Kier. p. 125. ISBN 978-950-17-0327-6.
3. Barreiro, Rafael Fontán (2007-05-16). Diccionario de la mitología mundial (in Spanish). EDAF. p. 364. ISBN 978-84-414-0397-0.
4. Lujan, Leonardo Lόpez; Luján, Leonardo López (2005). The Offerings of the Templo Mayor of Tenochtitlan. UNM Press. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8263-2958-5.

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