For a project of this ambitious scaleto succeed, Father Temblequeneeded the help of the...

[Steven] For a project of this ambitious scale
to succeed, Father Tembleque
needed the help of the indigenous workforce. But he had to convince skeptical tribal chiefs that a reliable source
of drinking water was good news for everyone. [Raul] He talked to tlatoque, the local Aztec leaders
who once ruled these lands the local Aztec leaders
who once ruled these lands and proposed the construction
of this aqueduct to them. They agreed to organize squads
of their people as these indigenous
communities often did. There were 20 people per squad in each squad and they worked
in weekly shifts, which is what they did
in ancient times. But they didn't receive money. They weren't paid. All they got was food
from their overlords, from those who ruled them. [Steven]
But the Spanish invaders [Steven]
But the Spanish invaders needed the knowledge
of the indigenous people