Detail, Great Tenochtitlan (La Gran Tenochtitlan), 1945 by Diego Rivera. In 1345 the Aztecs, or Mexica as they called themselves, founded the city of Tenochtitlan in the middle of Lake Texcoco.
Sunflowers were cultivated and consumed by Indigenous people and brought to Europe by the Spanish. All domesticated varieties come from the Americas. Interesting link between Ukrainians and Indigenous Peoples of the Americas.
Design by Michelle Stoney. Gitxsan artist.