Monthly Archive: June 2019
Etymology: Xiphophorus: Greek, xiphos = sword + Greek, pherein = to carry Montezumae Named after Montezuma the monarch of the Aztecs in the Aztec Triple Alliance First description: Jordan and Snyder, 1900 Notes on a...
Etymology: Xiphophorus: Greek, xiphos = sword + Greek, pherein = to carry malinche: named after an Indian slave girl who acted as an interpreter to Hernando Cortes during the Spanish conquest. First description: Mary Rauchenberger,...
Etymology: Xiphophorus: Greek, xiphos = sword + Greek, pherein = to carry cortezi after Hernando Cortes (1485 – 1547) the Spanish conquistador who conquered most of the Aztec Empire between 1519 – 1524. First description:...