In
Aztec religion, Painal (also spelled Paynal or Painalton, "Little Painal"; also spelled Paynalton; nci-IPA, Payīnal, paˈjiːnaɬ, , ) was sometimes interpreted by Spanish colonists as a god (''
teotl'') who served as a representative of
Huitzilopochtli.
Other scholars have noted that Paynala may have been a toponym, confused for a person.
Bernardo de Sahagún's ''General History of the Things of New Spain'', commonly called the
Florentine Codex, briefly describes Painal thus:
References
Aztec gods
Nahuatl words and phrases
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