Ñuu Dzaui (Mixtec) Places and Place Signs
This map shows some of the major places of the Ñuu Dzaui world mentioned in the Precolumbian codices. We hope to add more sites and improve interactive and reference features. The tree glyph represents a place now called Santiago Apoala, a major Post Classic Mixtec centre.
The tree glyph is also painted on the wall of a modern building where another major Mixtec city Tilantongo was situated.
The Spanish text on the building at Santiago Tilantongo is as follows:
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Somos Mixtecos de Padre y Madre de sangre pura, no de Espanol de piel morena, pues mi cultura tiens la herencia de un Flechador.
Segun Plalican de los Mixtecos que de dos arboles habian nacido en las afueras del Pueblo Achiurla junio a un calmado y hermoso rio.
Y de aquel grupo salio un guerrero de los oscura fuerie y valiente, que con su arco, y con sus flechas buscaba tierras para su genie.
Fue aquel guerrero, que en Monte Negro Son valentia Flechara al sol queria tierras para su pueblo y un sol radiante lo deshumbro.
El horizonte tino de rojo por los flechaeos que recibio el astro ren que cara herido y alla Un gran Seino pronto surgio.
El cerro eslaba pegado al cielo en doude el pueblo se establecio por eso dicen que los Mixtecos viven en nubes, cerea de Dios
Y hoy es la cuna de lost Misctecos el Tilantongo del Flechador. hombre valiente de sangre pura. como es mi gente como soy yo!
Quizas sea un cuento quizas leyenda o tal vez sea una realidad pero es la historia que nos relata de donde vience mi identidad.
En el presente todo Mixtecos sequimos viendo de frente al sol y en vez de flechas cargamos libros para alcanzar la superacion.
Somos Mixtecos estory seguro de raza pura, no de espanol de piel morena. Pues mi cultura! Tiene la Sangre del Flechador! |
We are Mixtec of Father and Mother of pure blood, not of Spanish of dark skin, well my culture You have the inheritance of a Arrowhead.
According to Plalican of the Mixtecs that two trees were born on the outskirts of the Achiurla Village June to a calm and beautiful river.
And from that group came a warrior of the dark and brave, that with his bow, and with his arrows He was looking for land for his genie.
It was that warrior, who in Monte Negro They are brave Flechara to the sun he wanted land for his people and a radiant sun blew it away.
The horizon tino of red for the arrows that he received the star ren who wounded face and there a great Seino soon emerged.
The hill was stuck to the sky in doude the village was established that's why they say that the Mixtecs live in clouds, cerea de Dios
And today is the cradle of lost Misctecos the Tilantongo del Flechador. brave man of pure blood. how are my people like I am!
Maybe it's a story maybe legend or maybe it's a reality but it is the story that tells us where my identity comes from.
In the present all Mixtecos We are dying looking straight at the sun and instead of arrows we load books to achieve the overcoming.
We are Mixtecos I am sure of pure race, not of Spanish of brown skin. Well my culture! It has the Blood of the Arrowhead! |