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Photo byarcher10 (Dennis) REPOSTINGThe researchers focused on an independent republic called Tlaxcallan in what is now central Mexico, about 75 miles east of modern Mexico City. Tlaxcallan supported Corts and played a critical role in the Spanish « Continue »
It seems there has been another theme park trying to get approval in the United States, and it’s not the certain-to-be-doomed DreamVision parks in either Texas or Alabama this time. Aztlan is a proposed theme park, resort, concert venue and « Continue »
Its drawings of Aztec/Mexica children at different ages tell us much about their clothing – also about how little these changed as kids grew up. You can tell the children are getting older thanks to the blue dots representing their ages. It’s « Continue »
Photo bySan José LibraryThe first Chicana/o Studies book I ever purchased was Occupied America: A History of Chicanos by Rodolfo F. Acuña for an introductory Chicana/o history class at East Los Angeles College. Occupied America is, « Continue »
Photo byxicana_mommaMap showing the Lake Youta river system, full version at Map of California showing Lake Youta and the Anahuac Mountains, full version at 1847 Disturnell Map, full view. Maps showing the “Aztec Homeland”* From “In « Continue »
Photo byin pulverem reverterisAztec art played an important role in ancient Aztec culture. The Importance of Music and Dance in the Aztec Culture. The Aztec culture and religion tied music and dance into its daily life and ceremonies. Certain musical « Continue »
Photo bygripso_banana_pruneThe Aztec people had a very rigid and well-defined society. As the Aztec empire grew, these calpulli tribes gradually became political divisions within Tenochtitlan. Within each calpulli, the Aztec people chose four chief « Continue »
Photo byCornell University LibraryMexico City is paradise for history buffs but regardless of your age or interests, the one place you must visit while there is the National Museum of Anthropology. It’s the most visited museum in the entire « Continue »
Photo bywplynnThe Aztec death whistle, sometimes described as “The scream of thousand corpses” is a frightening sound indeed. The skull-shaped whistles, discovered only 20 years ago by archaeologists, were dismissed as toys or burial « Continue »
Photo bymild_swearwordsCoachella officials on Thursday will discuss plans for a Hollywood-styele theme park along Interstate 10. Coachella officials are looking to break into the tourism industry with the development of a Hollywood-style theme park « Continue »