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Aztlán

Aztlán (from Nahuatl: Aztlan, pronounced ['ast?a?n]) is the legendary ancestral home of the Nahua peoples, one of the main cultural groups in Mesoamerica. Aztec is the Nahuatl word for "people from Aztlan".


The seven caves of Chicomoztoc, from Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca

Legend

Places postulated as Aztlán

Primary sources

Etymology

Use by the Chicano movement

Cultural references

 

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Jan Garanoz
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Created: September 1, 1995
Last updated: February 3, 2010