Legends have it that the god Quetzalcoatl was a white bearded man who gave civilization to Mesoamerica, and that Viracocha was another who taught civilization to South America. Is there any history behind these tales? ►LEAVE A COMMENT Be respectful and courteous to other commenters. Challenge the argument, not the person. Claims that are backed by evidence will get more traction. If your comment does not appear, try again with different words. YouTube sometimes glitches and comments don't go through. Or they might flag your comment as potentially inappropriate. ►DOWNLOAD Professor Miano's free e-booklet: "Why Ancient History Matters": https://mailchi.mp/a402112ea4db/why-ancient-history-matters ►SUBSCRIBE to the World of Antiquity YouTube Channel for regular ancient history content. ► SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL Supporters get access to behind-the-scenes videos, early-release videos, course discounts and more! http://www.patreon.com/worldofantiquity FTC Disclaimer Notice: Some of the links here may be affiliate links, meaning that if you click on them and purchase something on another website, I get a small commission. It doesn't cost you any extra, but I thought you should know! It does help support the channel. ► REFERENCES Quetzalcoatl https://web.archive.org/web/20071020222852/http:/weber.ucsd.edu/~anthclub/quetzalcoatl/que.htm https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536115000346 https://sunstone.org/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/055-06-10.pdf https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/108.3.659 https://www.cambridgescholars.com/resources/pdfs/978-1-5275-3717-0-sample.pdf https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1111/1478-0542.034 http://bmaf.org/node/383 Viracocha https://www.worldhistory.org/Viracocha/ https://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/inca/inca01.htm https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/meta/1900-v1-n1-meta979/011604ar/ https://www.jstor.org/stable/24396259 Professor Miano's handy guide for learning, "How to Know Stuff," is available here: https://www.amazon.com/How-Know-Stuff-distinguish-misinformation-ebook/dp/B0768M5YNK/ Follow Professor Miano on social media: ►FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DrDavidMiano ►TWITTER: https://twitter.com/DrDavidMiano ►INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/drmiano/