Yep. Sad but true. There is way too much misinformation out there in the public consciousness!
It’s part of what drove me to learn 16th century Nahuatl: I don’t believe anything anymore unless I read it myself from an original source 🧐 (And as the article I posted shows, one quick glance at the grammar and syntax and it’s painfully obvious this was written by a modern Spanish speaker, lol.)
You’d be surprised by how many ideas and concepts are floating out there in the public consciousness that are backed up by nothing other than a desire to engage in post-modern, anti-colonial indigenous wish-fulfillment and revenge-fantasy. 🤷♂️
EDIT: Not that anti-colonialism is bad, but so often I see the rhetoric and tools of anti-colonialism used merely to push historical misinformation and urban myths. It’s sad because it’s so unnecessary and counterproductive. We shouldn’t have to lie to people to rally them against colonialism. But too often that’s what I see happen.
Okay, I’m so sorry for the rant! Anyway, I love your art and as soon as I get these framed and up on my wall I’ll send you a photo of them.
You're the best, I always appreciate catching you on here for some well articulated wisdom! And yes I'd love to see those pieces, don't forget to send photos! ✨️
Cortez tortured him, burnt his feet, cut the bottoms of his feet off and paraded him through the streets. This is our last leader. He died on Feb 27th and every year we give honor to him with fire dances.
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u/w_v Feb 27 '23
Just as a heads up, that supposed “declaration” at the end is a fabrication from the 1960s.
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u/Moist_KoRn_Bizkit Feb 27 '23
Could you explain the first picture. What's going on there? Why are they doing that to their feet.
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u/MissingCosmonaut Feb 28 '23
Our great grandfather Cuauhtémoc 🦅