Quetzalcoatl -the feathered serpent, in Nahua language- is the serpent-dragon responsible to grant wisdom to the humanity, symbol of resurrection and death. He is one of the cardinal Gods of old American civilizations, especially from the center and north of Mexico, where the same name was given to some Toltec governments; the most famous ruler was Topiltzin Ce Acatl Quetzalcoatl. The Mayans knew this same God with the name of Kukulkán, and the Quiche'-Mayan culture of Guatemala like Gukumatz.

The meaning and exact qualities of Quetzalcoatl were varying between civilizations throughout history. He was considered the God of the morning star, while his twin brother Xolotl was the evening star, the personification of Venus. It is for this reason that the title of Tlahuizcalpantecuhtli was granted to him, whose meaning is “the lord of the star of the dawn”.

Also he was recognized like the inventor of books and the calendar, creator of the arts and the poetry, and donor of the maize to the humanity.

In addition, he was the master of the priests and had taken part actively in the creation of the world. For the Aztecs, the time in which they lived was considered the fifth world, since the four previous ones had been destroyed by the flood, the fire and other climatic catastrophes. It is said that Quetzalcoatl went to Mictlan - the lowest level of the underworld- and with the aid of Cihuacoatl created the Humanity of the fifth world from the bones of the previous races and his own blood.

The feathered serpent was represented in the art and to a great extent inescapable formed part of the religious cult of Mesoamerica during 2,000 years, from the Pre-Classic Era to the Spanish Conquista. Between the Mayan civilizations that adored it we found the Olmecs, Mixtecs, Toltecs, and Aztecs.