Why does the southwestern United states or Mexican-Hispanic old territories, are known by the name of Aztlan ?
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Answer:
The myth of Aztlan can best be explained by California's Santa Barbara School District's Chicano Studies textbook, "The Mexican American Heritage" by East Los Angeles high school teacher Carlos Jimenez. On page 84 there is a redrawn map of Mexico and the United States, showing Mexico with a full one-third more territory, all of it taken back from the United States. On page 107, it says "Latinos are now realizing that the power to control Aztlan may once again be in their hands."
Shown are the "repatriated" eight or nine states including Colorado, California, Arizona, Texas, Utah, New Mexico, Oregon and parts of Washington. According to the school text, Mexico is supposed to regain these territories as they rightly belong to the "mythical" homeland of Aztlan. On page 86, it says "...a free-trade agreement...promises...if Mexico is to allow the U.S. to invest in Mexico...then Mexico should...be allowed to freely export...Mexican labor. Obviously this would mean a re-evaluation of the border between the two countries as we know it today." Jimenez's Aztlan myth is further amplified at MEChA club meetings held at Santa Barbara Public Schools..
The book, paid for by American tax payers, cites no references or footnotes, leaving school children totally dependent on their teacher to separate fact from opinion and political propaganda. The book teaches separatism, victimization, nationalism, completely lacks patriotism towards the United States, and promotes an open border policy. The book is 100 percent editorial -- the opinions of the author.
because it belong to mexico until the whites came and they want to keep their original name
I have the map to Aztlan for you. Go to Fantasyland in Disneyland. Go into the mens room on the left. The map is on the wall of the 3rd stall. Don't tell anyone...
No,
Really.
its obvious that you know nothing. it is US territory and if you have a problem with that then the US can come and kick mexicos @$$ again.
Yes indeed! All the international tax free foundations that control our schools are also responsible for most of this crap as well. They are the ones funding the hostile illegal marches and groups like La Raza. Just more rabble rousing, divide and conquer by the same people that are bringing you under the north American union.
It isn't. The southwestern United States is know by the names of its states: Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, California...
Its ours. We kicked Mexico's butts over it--twice, and badly. And it ain't ever, never, gonna go back.
Atzlan is a myth. Fifth star by morning, Peter Pan.
too much peyote senor
The southwestern part of the US is America.No matter how many times you scream that America stole the land and that California, Texas, etc. are really Mexico, YOU ARE WRONG.
The southwestern US is not Mexico. It was legally bought for $15 million. Aztlan is a myth and doesn't exist.
Please get a grip on reality! This Aztlan crap is getting really old.
Aztlan was eal and was part of United states !
Because Aztlan is a new concept for Hispanic-Mexican USA and beyond..
They are not. But then again leave to others who are confused or lie about the truth. They can claim it as such all they want... It doesn't make it so.
sources
Aztlan's Partisans
http://www.frontpagemag.com/articles/rea...
History, Myth, and Migration in Mesoamerica
http://web.ku.edu/~hoopes/aztlan/history...
WHAT IS MEChA, La Raza, and Aztlan
http://www.mayorno.com/whoismecha.htm...
The Mexica / Aztecs
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/civamrca/aztecs.
Hernando Cortez
http://library.thinkquest.org/j002678f/c...
Note in the last one where the real "Aztlan is located on the map provided. Looks like Central Mexico to me.
It have a Historic & Cultural menaing.
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