... indigenous people and language. In the social hierarchy, they value Spanish heritage over indigenous heritage, a stigma that traces back to colonization. There is a group today called La Casa de los Escritores en Lenguas Indigenas which works to preserve the native language and gain constitutional acknowledgement (Kernecker, 1998). Mexican Congress officially recognized these indigenous languages and national languages. ... , and patriotic reasons that make the festivities distinctly Mexican (Toor, Melrida, & Malrquez, 1947). Some examples of specific Mexican celebrations include independ...

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... Aztecs thought he was Quetzacoatl so they showered him with riches. Later he captured Montezuma, the Aztec emperor, with the help of the Aztec's enemies. La Noche Triste, June 30-July1, 1520, was when the Aztecs avenged their lost emperor. The chased Cortes and his men out of their capital with ... The Aztec empire was no more. Cortes named his newly acquired land New Spain. In 1528, Cortes established an audencia, or royal court. Antonio de Mendoza became the first viceroy in 1538. Cortes then began to give out grants (encomienda system) that gave colonists control over Indian labor an...

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... a consequence for not obeying their original orders. Portilla writes that shortly after Montezuma's imprisonment, Cortes and his troops were forced to flee the area and engage in a battle with Panfilo de Narvaez, the Cuban governor, who was on terms to arrest Cortes for his offenses. Eventually able to persuade Panfilo to join his efforts as allies, Cortes now had the help ... Spaniards had caused to them. "They attacked as the Spaniards were fleeing down the causeway, and the route was so disastrous that it has been known ever since as ˜la noche triste,' the night of sorrows. " (Porti...

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