Omens of the End

At least eight events occured before the arrival of the Spaniards that the Aztecs took as omens of their downfall.

They were:
 * The Sky Fire: A column of burning flames in the sky


 * The Burning Temple: the burning of Huitzilopochtli,
 * The Silent Lightning Strike: a lightning strike on Xiuhtecuhtli,


 * The Comet Flash: the flashing of comets through the sky,
 * The Flooding of Lake Mexico: the rising and flooding of Lake of Mexico without wind,


 * The Wailing Woman the wailing woman in the night,
 * The Strange Bird the trapping of a strange bird, and


 * The Tlancontzolli: the appearance of the tlancantzolli.