@chema@social.sanfranciscan.org
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2022-12-23 05:38 UTC
This blew my mind: In 1614, the #Indigenous #Nahua noble and #historian Chimalpahin Messenger with Shield, documented (in Nahuatl!) the arrival of the Japanese embassy in Mexico on their way to Spain.
Chimalpahin writes out the dates using the Mexica calendar as well, staring with 1-Tochtli (1-Rabbit) and goes into great detail about how the Japanese dressed and acted. Amazing.
If you read Spanish, Miguel León-Portilla translated the diaries. You can find them here, with ample background: https://sci-hub.se/10.2307/40312014
#Japan #Mexico #Native #Aztec
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@chema@social.sanfranciscan.org 2022-12-23 05:52
Maybe my favorite part is when Chimalpahin describes the suede sandals the Japanese wear and then goes on to say that they wear them without any shame, and that they walk proudly, like eagles. I think he says this because sandals (huaraches) were associated with the #Indigenous population and not something to be worn with pride. Even today, people will use the racist term “indio patarrajada” (Indian with rough/slashed feet) in reference to people wearing sandals as opposed to shoes.