El destino de las lenguas indígenas en el tercer milenio dependerá de quienes las tienen por suyas. Requerirán ellos el reconocimiento de su valor por parte del resto de la sociedad, incluyendo a los gobiernos. Una forma ...

This work discusses the history, current status, and future outlook of the Nahuatl language, emphasizing its cultural richness, its presence among more than two million speakers, and efforts for its preservation and promotion ...

This work analyzes the origin and meaning of the demonym "Aztec," questioning its historical and cultural use in Mexico. It addresses the paradox of how a name imposed by ancient rulers was adopted and popularized, despite ...

Ella, Lupita Borgonio, nos dejó algunas palabras acerca de su vida. Las confió a Laura Espejel cuando nuestro Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas estaba a punto de cumplir sus primeros cincuenta años. Doce de los ...

This tribute highlights the career and contributions of Dr. José Alcina Franch, a renowned Americanist and archaeologist dedicated to the study of indigenous cultures of Mexico and Latin America. His teaching, research, ...

Indigenous letter from 1554 written by the principal Mexica leaders of Tenochtitlan addressed to Prince Felipe, expressing their demand to preserve political autonomy and their own justice system against threats of ...

Miguel León-Portilla’s article examines Mexico’s cartographic legacy from pre-Hispanic times to the colonial period. It discusses indigenous Mesoamerican maps preserved in Mixtec codices such as the Nuttall, Bodley, and ...

Muchos fueron los significados que tuvo el corazón para los antiguos mexicanos. Sólo que, a varios siglos de distancia, ¿qué interés puede tener para nosotros conocer lo que pensaron ellos acerca del corazón?

Volume 34 of Estudios de Cultura Náhuatl offers a diverse range of research focused on the Nahua peoples of Mexico’s Central Highlands. It features archaeological studies, such as the analysis of construction materials ...

Transcription, translation and brief study of three Nahuatl prayers from Book VI of the Florentine Codex addressed to Tezcatlipoca. They display elevated rhetoric (tecpillahtolli), metaphors and Nahua moral theology in ...