#purepecha

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Peaceful palace morning

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There are Palestinian gofundmes that I need to bring attention to, but I want to promote the fundraiser of a friend of mine. @ndnbadbitch needs help. She’s a Purepecha and Nahua woman who needs $2,000 to support her maternity leave for her child that’s due for September. Any extra donations can go food, bills, and newborn expenses.

Donate to Help Mari Secure Her Maternity Leave, organized by Mariali Aguilar-Figueroa

Hi, I'm Mari, mother of a 3 year old and a baby due in September 202… Mariali Aguilar-Figueroa needs your support for Help Mari Secure H

Please help her out. It’s a lot of money, but it’s within a reasonable range.

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Purepecha woman, Mexico, by Diego Huerta

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Crónicas Mexicanas

 They stopped the most powerful empire in the Americas.

Meet the PURÉPECHA — the people of Michoacán that history forgot to tell you about.

While the Aztec Empire was swallowing up civilization after civilization across Mexico, one empire stood firm, sharpened its weapons, and said: NO.

The Aztecs tried to conquer them from 1469 to 1478. They sent wave after wave of warriors into Purépecha territory.

They LOST over 20,000 soldiers.

They never tried again.

WHY COULDN'T THE AZTECS WIN?

Because the Purépecha were doing something almost no one else in Mesoamerica was doing — they were fighting with METAL.

Copper. Bronze. Tools and weapons that gave them a decisive edge over Aztec obsidian. They also fortified their entire frontier, effectively building the first territorial border state in the history of the Americas.

Their army was professional. Standing. Trained. Ready.

 THE EMPIRE NOBODY TALKS ABOUT

Their capital was Tzintzúntzan — "place of the hummingbirds" — a stunning city on the shores of Lake Pátzcuaro.

At its peak, the Purépecha Empire was the SECOND LARGEST in all of Mesoamerica, covering over 75,000 square kilometers.

Their pyramids weren't square like the Aztecs'. They were T-shaped. Completely unique. Their artisans wove feather mosaics from hummingbird feathers — luxury goods traded across the entire region.

THEIR LANGUAGE IS A MYSTERY THAT BAFFLES LINGUISTS TO THIS DAY

Purépecha is a language isolate.

That means it has NO known relatives. Anywhere. On Earth.

Not related to Nahuatl. Not to Maya. Not to any language family in the Americas or beyond. Linguists have tried to connect it to South American languages, to Zuni in the American Southwest — nothing sticks.

It may be the last surviving echo of a civilization so ancient we have no other trace of it left.

THEN THE SPANISH ARRIVED

They resisted the Aztecs. But smallpox doesn't care how good your army is.

When the Spanish sent emissaries to King Zuangua asking for an alliance against the Aztecs, the king refused — and died within days. He had contracted smallpox from those very messengers.

By 1530, the empire had fallen. Not because they weren't strong enough — but because no army on earth had a weapon against disease.

BUT THEY ARE STILL HERE

The Purépecha are still the dominant people of Michoacán. Their language — that mysterious, unclassifiable tongue — is spoken by over 140,000 people today and is now officially protected by Mexican law.

Their culture never died. It bent. It endured. It survived.

They stopped the Aztecs. They outlasted the Spanish Empire. They're still here.

Some people are just built different.

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Learning to have fun with art again ☀️

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CENTRAL AMERICAN NATIVE PRESENTATION TERMS๑

[Pt: Nahua Presentation Terms \end PT]

Quetzal: [PT: Quetzal \end PT] A feminine Central American indigenous queer person whose femininity presents differently than western ideals of femininity due to being Nahua (such as skin painting, boxy/shapeless clothing, large piercings, etc)

Paca: [PT: Paca \end PT] A masculine Central American indigenous queer person whose masculinity presents differently than western ideals of masculinity due to being Nahua (such as long hair, skin painting, tight fitting/revealing clothing, piercings and scarification, etc)

Ocelot: [PT: Ocelot \end PT] A non-binary Central American indigenous queer person whose non-binary status presents differently than western ideals of what non-binary looks like due to being Nahua (such as long hair, skin painting, body adornments like piercings and scarification, etc)

Axolotl: [PT: Axolotl \end PT] An androgynous Central American indigenous queer person whose androgyny presents differently than western ideals of androgyny due to being Nahua (such as long hair, a mix of boxy and form fitting clothes, piercings and body adornments, scarification, etc)

જ⁀➴EXCLUSIVE TO PEOPLE WITH CENTRAL AMERICAN INDIGENOUS HERITAGE. People who are reconnecting are welcome to use these flags.

[PT: EXCLUSIVE TO PEOPLE WITH CENTRAL AMERICAN INDIGENOUS HERITAGE. People who are reconnecting are welcome to use these flags. \end PT]

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A Purepecha indigenous woman walks amongst the graves decorated with marigold flowers at a cemetery during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Tzurumútaro, Michoacán, Mexico. Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) is a religious holiday combining the Death veneration rituals of Pre-Hispanic cultures with the Catholic practice. Based on the belief that the souls of the departed return to this world on that day, it is widely celebrated throughout Mexico. People gather together while either praying or joyfully eating, drinking, or parading in costumes through towns, to remember friends or family members who have died and to support their souls on the spiritual journey. – Copyright © 2023 Jan Sochor Photography

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