Mexicayotl
Today, Mexicayotl is a topic of great relevance and interest to a wide spectrum of people. With the advancement of technology and globalization, Mexicayotl has become a fundamental aspect in the daily lives of many individuals, impacting different aspects such as society, economy, politics and culture. This is why it is essential to delve deeper into the study and analysis of Mexicayotl, in order to better understand its influence and impact today. In this article, we will explore different aspects related to Mexicayotl, from its historical origin to its implications in the contemporary world, with the aim of providing a comprehensive and updated vision of this very relevant topic.
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Mexicayotl (Nahuatl word meaning "Essence of the Mexican", "Mexicanity"; Spanish: Mexicanidad; see -yotl) is a movement reviving the indigenous religion, philosophy and traditions of ancient Mexico (Aztec religion and Aztec philosophy) among the Mexican people.
The movement came to light in the 1950s, led by Mexico City intellectuals otherwise known as the descendants of The Aztec Triple Alliance Elite.
History
The Mexicayotl movement started in the 1950s with the founding of the group Nueva Mexicanidad by Antonio Velasco Piña. In the same years Rodolfo Nieva López founded the Movimiento Confederado Restaurador de la Cultura del Anáhuac, the co-founder of which was Francisco Jimenez Sanchez who in later decades became a spiritual leader of the Mexicayotl movement, endowed with the honorific Tlacaelel. He had a deep influence in shaping the movement, founding the In Kaltonal ("House of the Sun", also called Native Mexican Church) in the 1970s.
From the 1970s onwards Mexicayotl has grown developing in a web of local worship and community groups (called calpulli or kalpulli) and spreading to the Mexican Americans or Chicanos in the United States. It has also developed strong ties with Mexican national identity movements and Chicano nationalism. Sanchez's Native Mexican Church (which is a confederation of calpullis) was officially recognised by the government of Mexico in 2007.
See also
References
- ^ Lauro Eduardo Ayala Serrano. Tiempo Indígena: la construcción de imaginarios prehispánicos.
- ^ Tlacaelel Francisco Jimenez Sanchez biography. In Kaltonal, 2005.
- ^ Susanna E. Rostas. Mexicanidad: The Resurgence of the Indian in Popular Mexican Nationalism. University of Cambridge, 1997.
- ^ Zotero Citlalcoatl. AMOXTLI YAOXOCHIMEH.
- ^ Religión prehispánica renace en el siglo 21. Vanguardia, 2008.