Ancient Mesoamerica · 2004 · 31 citations · 0 references
HumanitiesHistoryChicano StudiesLatin American HistoryLatino StudiesLatino Cultural StudiesLatinx StudiesMexican American HistoryMexican American StudiesNaming CustomsNaming PracticesAztec CivilizationIdentity In Latin AmericaLatinization Of NamesMesoamerican CivilizationsNaming Systems
The names of many pictorial manuscripts from ancient Mesoamerica honor collectors, politicians, scholars, or institutions of the “Western” world or the national elite, alien to the people who created them and the region to which they refer. Different usages in designating these codices and lienzos have introduced some confusion in the nomenclature. Here, a new set of names is proposed that is more in conformity with the contents of the documents and closer to the Mesoamerican culture.