Rocío Vera Flores, Hñähñu archaeologist Renaming items in the collection Our project, led by Hñähñu women, tackles some of the same issues in contemporary Mexico and constitutes a bit of hope for a different future. The art collected from Hñähñu territories demonstrates Teotihuacan’s extended presence, the cultural diversity of the region, and the struggles associated with the urbanization process. However, Teotihuacan has never been excavated by Hñähñu archaeologists. Hñähñu culture is one of the oldest in Central Mexico and its relations with the ancient city Teotihuacan have been explored by many generations of archaeologists, historians and linguists. I’ve proposed to create educational materials with anti-racist content for children in the Hñähñu language. The members of the research group are predominantly Indigenous-language speaking archaeologists and artists from these cultures. The Nahuas, who are the descendants of the Aztecs, continue to be the largest Indigenous group in Mexico, but there are many others in Mesoamerica, such as the Hñahñu, the Mixtec and the Maya. The legacies of the conquest of Tenochtitlan and the colonial administration that was put in place throughout Mesoamerica are still felt today. The research group have chosen Lord 8 Deer's birthday as a way to recognise the cultural continuity of Mixtec Peoples, and to stress the urgent need to approach history from multiple Indigenous perspectives. Lord 8 Deer, who was born on the day of the deer sign, is most famous for uniting three Mixtec areas under his rule, Tilantongo, Teozacualco and Tututepec, all of which are located in Oaxaca, Mexico. Pictorial manuscripts such as the Tonindeye represent these days with animal signs and elements of the surrounding environment. Pre-conquest Mixtec people, from what is now the states of Oaxaca and Puebla in Mexico, were named after their date of birth according to a ritual calendar of 260 days. A copy of this book can be viewed in the Mexico Gallery.ĭetail of the Tonindeye (Zouche-Nuttall) Codex. 21 June is the birthday of Lord 8 Deer 'Jaguar Claw', the protagonist of the Tonindeye (or Zouche Nuttall) Codex, which is a book in the Museum's collection depicting the genealogies of 11th and 12th century rulers of the pre-colonial Mixtec region. Instead of 13 August (the official date of the fall of Tenochtitlán), the archaeologists have chosen 21 June as a date to commemorate this year. It will showcase their new interpretations of pictorial manuscripts (codices) and glyphs in the collection using contemporary Indigenous knowledge and languages. This year, to commemorate the fall of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán to Spanish conquerors from the perspective of Indigenous Peoples in today's Mexico and Guatelamala, the Santo Domingo Centre of Excellence for Latin American Research at the British Museum (SDCELAR) has facilitated a research project led by Indigenous archaeologists and heritage specialists from the region. Tenochtitlán was taken and re-established as the seat of the Viceroyalty of Spain.įor many, this date commemorates the beginning of a period of Indigenous genocide, ruthless colonialism, forced religious conversion and the erasure of Indigenous knowledges and practices. The Aztec empire comprised three Nahua city states: Tenochtitlán, Tetzcoco and Tlacopan, with their capital, Tenochtitlán, located in present-day Mexico City. 500 years ago, on 13 August 1521, the Aztec empire, in present day Mexico, fell to the Spanish conqueror, Hernán Cortés.
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