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4 days ago · From their legendary land of Aztlán, the Aztecs came into contact with the highly developed Toltec civilization of central Mexico and its capital, Tula, a magnificent urban centre with pyramids, temples, public buildings, statuary, private residences, and ball courts. The appearance of the Aztecs is linked, however, not to the splendour of ...
Jun 24, 2024 · The name of the mythical homeland of the Aztec people, Aztlan, is often translated as ‘Place of Whiteness’ or ‘Place of the White-feathered Heron’. How was it drawn in the codices? (Compiled by Ian Mursell/Mexicolore)
Jun 17, 2024 · The Return to Aztlán Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month…enjoy this striking, artful homage linking Mexican reformers back through history: (click link below for larger image)
Jun 29, 2024 · It is thought that the Aztec s set out from their homeland, Aztlán (the source of the name Aztec), in the 12th century ce and arrived in the Valley of Mexico by the early 14th century. Sometime after they had left Aztlán, they united with a second group made up of nomadic hunter-gatherers, the Mexica, and took on their name.
4 days ago · It is meant as a revival of concepts like Aztlán as a means of transcending the more recent geopolitical context following the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo in 1858 and onward. Aztlán figures feature heavily in many key works of Chicano literature such as the manifesto, “El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán,” which opens with the following ...
Jun 28, 2024 · It’s a vague term that tends to cover all the peoples who began migrating from the mythical Aztlan to the Basin of Mexico in the 12th century, including the Mexica who later founded Tenochtitlan.
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4 days ago · When the Aztecs walked from Aztlan to Tenochtitlan they were led by their god Huitzilopochtli. He was carried on his priests’ backs in a sacred bundle. Here is an image of Huitzilopochtli making his journey (pic 10).
