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The Ochoa Correlation – The Mexika Calendar System

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Developed by Ruben Ochoa and is based on the Pre-Kuauhtemok technique of correlating the start of the Mesoamerican solar years to the day following the observable spring equinox on the days Zipaktli, Mikiztli, Ozomatli, and Kozkakuauhtli. The major premises of the Ochoa Count are: 1. The Mesoamerican calendar counts through the 13 numbers and 20…
— Read on mexicanewyear.com/the-ochoa-correlation/

Proyecto de conservación e investigación de la pintura mural de la Z. A. de Cholula, Puebla – Coordinación Nacional de Conservación del Patrimonio Cultural

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Proyecto de conservación e investigación de la pintura mural y otros acabados arquitectónicos de la Zona Arqueológica de Cholula, Puebla.
— Read on conservacion.inah.gob.mx/index.php/portfolio-items/proyecto-de-conservacion-e-investigacion-de-la-pintura-mural-de-la-z-a-de-cholula-puebla/

The Native Conquistador: Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s Account of the Conquest of New Spain Edited and translated by Amber Brian, Bradley Benton, and Pablo García Loaeza

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For many years, scholars of the conquest worked to shift focus away from the Spanish perspective and bring attention to the often-ignored voices and viewpoints of the Indians. But recent work that highlights the “Indian conquistadors” has forced scholars to reexamine the simple categories of conqueror and subject and to acknowledge the seemingly contradictory roles assumed by native peoples who chose to fight alongside the Spaniards against other native groups. The Native Conquistador—a translation of the “Thirteenth Relation,” written by don Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl in the early seventeenth century—narrates the conquest of Mexico from Hernando Cortés’s arrival in 1519 through his expedition into Central America in 1524. The protagonist of the story, however, is not the Spanish conquistador but Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s great-great-grandfather, the native prince Ixtlilxochitl of Tetzcoco. This account reveals the complex political dynamics that motivated Ixtlilxochitl’s decisive alliance with Cortés. Moreover, the dynamic plotline, propelled by the feats of Prince Ixtlilxochitl, has made this a compelling story for centuries—and one that will captivate students and scholars today.
— Read on www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-06685-1.html

Genes, Ancient DNA Studies in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerica

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Mesoamerica is a historically and culturally defined geographic area comprising current central and south Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, and border regions of Honduras, western Nicaragua, and northwestern Costa Rica. The permanent settling of Mesoamerica was accompanied by the development of agriculture and pottery manufacturing (2500 BCE–150 CE), which led to the rise of several cultures connected by commerce and farming. Hence, Mesoamericans probably carried an invaluable genetic diversity partly lost during the Spanish conquest and the subsequent colonial period. Mesoamerican ancient DNA (aDNA) research has mainly focused on the study of mitochondrial DNA in the Basin of Mexico and the Yucatán Peninsula and its nearby territories, particularly during the Postclassic period (900–1519 CE). Despite limitations associated with the poor preservation of samples in tropical areas, recent methodological improvements pave the way for a deeper analysis of Mesoamerica. Here, we review how aDNA research has helped discern population dynamics patterns in the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican context, how it supports archaeological, linguistic, and anthropological conclusions, and finally, how it offers new working hypotheses.
— Read on www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/11/1346/htm

Find Records Researching Government and Church Political Jurisdictions

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In this blog post, I will show you how to Find Records Researching Government and Church Political Jurisdictions of where your ancestors once lived. Thus, it is very important that you as a genealogist and family historian learn that in order to find records about our ancestors you need to know where to look for…
— Read on mexicangenealogy.com/find-records-researching-government-and-church-political-jurisdictions/