Aztlan Times

Last year, Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers, proclaimed that “Republicans hate Latinos!” at a speech she gave at Tucson High School. My response to this is “Latinos hate Mexicans!”.

As millions of immigrants/migrants took to the streets in March of 2006, it was clear who was holding the power. Mexican flags were so prevalent that Democrats & Latinos had to come out against it. It was obvious that these were flags that people already owned and that they naturally brought out in a show of pride. The following month, as Mexican Flag wavers again took to the streets, Latino organizers pressured them to put their flags, and pride, away and carry American Flags.

The immigration issue is a Mexican issue. Puerto Ricans are allowed into the U.S. & Cubans that make it to shore are allowed to stay. Mexican Flags are being burned and Mexican People absorb the bulk of the wrath of the Border Patrol and vigilantes. Despite the attacks, we still stand up for all immigrants.

2/3rds of all “Latinos” are Mexican Descent. If we believe that majority rules then the other 1/3 should call themselves Mexican. I see Latinos claiming Mexican Culture as their own while diminishing the contributions of Mexicans. What claims do Latinos have to Aztlan? None. Aztlan predates the arrival of the first Latins by at least 1000 years. Chicano’s claim to Aztlan comes from their Mexican Ancestry not from being pseudo-Latin wannabes. Latinos prop up the image of the “Aztec Calendar”, but when these Hispanic/Latinos were calling themselves Criollo/Ladinos (17th-19th century) they rejected it and the culture that created it.

What does the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo say about Latinos?  Absolutely nothing.  The treaty pertains to Mexican people.  The Latino identity is the perfect way to disconnect us from this controversial chapter in our history.

The future of Aztlan will require the cooperation of all who live here, but it must be in the proper context. We must unite as Citizens of Aztlan and create a new vision.

But in any manner by which a secession is to take place, nothing is more certain than that the act should be deliberate, clear, and unequivocal.

To withdraw from the Union is a solemn, serious act. Whenever it appears expedient to the people of a state, it must be manifested in a direct and unequivocal manner.

from “Views of the Constitution” by William Rawle
West Point Military Academy Text book, 1825

Let me start by saying that I am not a conspiracy theorist. I consider myself an analyst, historian, and visionary. I stumbled upon this information as I was researching the 13th & 14th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. I was looking into the “anchor baby” rhetoric coming from foes of immigration. I soon discovered that these amendments were used to end slavery after the U.S Civil War and that many Southerners regarded them as punishment. So, I wandered the Civil War section of my local bookstore. Here I discovered that when the Confederate Commanders surrendered they informed their constituents that they would continue to operate in the form of a Shadow Government.

I said to myself, “Why did George W. Bush recite the words of the surrendering South in his speech following the September 11th attacks”? So I dug deeper and found a book titled “The South Was Right” by James R. & Walter D. Kennedy. As I read this book, I realized that Unreconstructed Southerners (Confederates) had the means and the motives to carry out the attacks on 9/11. Remember, it was the heart of Yankee commerce, culture, & command that was attacked on that day. One of the things I do when I read new a book is to check its copyright date to see how current it is. I noticed something strange in the printings of “The South Was Right”. Can you see what it is?

First edition, 1991
Second edition
First printing, March 1994
Second printing, July 1994
Third printing, November 1994
Fourth Printing, July 1995
Fifth printing, October 1996
Sixth printing, December 1997
Seventh printing, August 1998
Eighth printing, November 1999
Ninth printing, October 2000
Tenth printing, February 2002
Eleventh printing, May 2003
Twelfth printing, September 2004

NO PRINTINGS IN 2001. Not before 9/11 Not after. Five months later it went through it’s tenth printing and on the three year anniversary of 9/11 it went through its twelfth printing. But in 2001, it is out of sight and out of mind. I don’t know what it all means and I am just pointing out that Confederates still exist, they are still fighting for independence and they have been infiltrating the U.S. Government since the end of the Civil War. Has the second Civil War already begun? Was the flooding of New Orleans a way to rid the south of freed slaves? What’s next?

I have used the scientific method to pinpoint the location of Aztlan. I did this so that anyone could duplicate the research and, also, to stack the evidence. This has been the culmination of 10 years of studying the “sources” and four years of questioning them. I went beyond what the authorities said was known and reinterpreted the meaning of Aztlan and so-called “Aztec History”. I knew I would have to make a compelling case to silence critics and romantics. So here it is.

Hypothesis: The archeological sites in Southern Arizona, collectively, known as “Hohokam” are, in fact, the settlements of the Mexica.

The true meaning of Aztlan is “The Hot, Dry Valley where we Transported Water”. First, remember that Latin Characters were used to aid Europeans in the pronunciation of Nahuatl words. They did nothing for interpretation. For example, the letter x in Mexica was meant to represent the sh sound, but so did ch, tz, and z. According to An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl by Frances Karttunen words that have the root of atz or az have to do with “the lack of water” as in:

atzintli= a bit of water

atzoyoni= for water to boil away

azaca= to draw or transport water

azoloni= for a blister to form, for water to boil up

huatza= to get dried out; to dry something

All these words describe, perfectly, the Arid Zone or Arizona in Spanish.
Parallels of the “Hohokam” and Mexica

One of the “Hohokam’s” greatest feats was the construction of hundreds of miles of canals that transported water (azaca) from Tucson to Phoenix. One of their largest settlements is called “Snake Town”. After 1325, the “Hohokam” adapted their construction from pithouse style dwellings to elaborate above ground buildings up to 4 stories high. They built platform mounds with dwellings on top, and constructed ballcourts for ceremonial and recreational purposes. Pottery was painted with black and red ink. And most, importantly, the “Hohokam” cremated their dead. Then in 1450 a.d. the “Hohokam” abandoned most of these sites.

In 1325, the Mexica settled the island city of Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) despite being expelled to Coatepec (Snake Town). They began constructing massive canals and aquaducts that connected the entire island. Huge teocalli temple mounds were built, as well as, ballcourts. One of the most esteemed professions was the artist that painted with black and red inks. The Mexica cremated their dead. In the year 1428, the Mexica leader, Itzcoatl, led his people to victory over the Tepanecs who had subjugated them. Itzcoatl’s successor, Moctecuzoma Ilhuicamina , sent envoys back to Aztlan in 1440 to let their relatives know that a Mexican was now the Tlahtoani, or Emperor. The Mexica then subjugated most of the Valley of Mexico and the city of Tenochtitlan grew to become one of the largest cities in the world.
Hohokam Supernova Theory or Birth of Huitzilopochtli?

On June 5, 2006, Astronomer John Barentine presented his Hohokam Supernova Theory to the American Astronomical Society in Calgary, Alberta. His theory was that a “Hohokam” petroglyph in the White Tanks Mountains, west of Phoenix, depicted the Supernova of 1006 A.D. This supernova first appeared on May 1st. The glyph was of a scorpion to the left of an eight pointed star. He theorized that the Western Constellation of Scorpius was known to the “Hohokam”. His critics scoffed at the idea. What he did not know was that the Mexica recognized a constellation called Citlalcolotl or Celestial Scorpion and that the story of the birth of the Mexica deity, Huitzilopochtli, was the story of the birth of a star. The story states that it was witnessed in Coatepec (Snake Town). Huitzilopochtli has been translated as “the Hummingbird from the South”, but it really translates to “the New star in the Southern Sky”. The celebration to Huitzilopochtli was held in May. Citlalcolotl is depicted in the Florentine Codex and the tail portion of it is visible on the outer left of the “Aztec Calender” which, coincidently, is an eight pointed star.

Theory: Aztlan is in Arizona and the “Hohokam” were the Mexica. The decline of the settlements was due to the mass migration into Tenochtitlan. Not all left, however, and this is evident through the large number of Uto-Azteca speakers still found throughout the southwest.

Sources:

An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Frances Kartunnen

Skywatchers of Ancient Mexico, Anthony Aveni

Native Mesoamerican Spirituality, Miguel Leon-Portilla, J.O. Arthur Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, and Munro S. Edmunson

Warlords of the Ancient Americas, Peter G. Tsouras

The Pueblo Revolts, David Roberts

Aztecs: An Interpretation, Inga Clendinnen

Atlas of Ancient America, Michael Coe, Dean Snow and Elizabeth Benson

The Arizona Republic, “White Tanks petroglyph may mark death of star”, June 6, 2006