It is unclear exactly how the headdress, made of hundreds of long ... Historians believe that Emperor Moctezuma, who ruled from 1502 to 1520, probably gave the plume to Spanish conquistador ...

One emblematic example is Moctezuma's headdress, a unique piece made of quetzal feathers, now housed in the Weltmuseum in Vienna. "Some say it was a gift from Moctezuma to Cortes," said Hernandez.