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The Mixtec /ˈmiːʃtɛk/, or Mixtecos, are indigenous Meso-American peoples of Mexico inhabiting the region known as La Mixteca of Oaxaca and Puebla, as well as the state of Guerrero's Región Montañas, and Región Costa Chica, which covers parts of the Mexican states of Oaxaca, Guerrero and Puebla. The Mixtec region and the Mixtec peoples are traditionally divided into three groups, two based on their original economic cast and the third on the region they settled. High Mixtecs or mixteco alto were of the upper class and generally more well-to-do, the Low Mixtecs or "mixteco bajo" were generally poorer. In recent times, an economic reversal or equalizing has been seen. The third group is Coastal Mixtecs "mixteco de la costa". This group's language is closely related to that of the Low Mixtecs, and are currently inhabiting the Pacific slope of Oaxaca and Guerrero. The Mixtec languages form a major branch of the Otomanguean language family.
In pre-Columbian times, a number of Mixtecan city states competed with each other and with the Zapotec kingdoms. The major Mixtec polity was Tututepec which rose to prominence in the 11th century under the leadership of Eight Deer Jaguar Claw - the only Mixtec king to ever unite the Highland and Lowland polities into a single state. Like the rest of the indigenous peoples of Mexico, the Mixtec were conquered by the Spanish invaders and their indigenous allies in the 16th century. Pre-Columbia Mixtecs numbered around 1.5 million. Today there are approximately 800,000 Mixtec people in Mexico, and there are also large populations in the United States.
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This important interdisciplinary video explores the history; culture, and current social and economic conditions of the Mixtec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico. It examines the factors causing ever increasing numbers of Mixtecs to become migrants, living part of each year in California, where they make up between five and ten percent of all farmworkers. Series: University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources [3/2001] [Humanities] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 5597]
La lengua Mixteca está en peligro de desaparecer, aquí se muestran algunas de las causas, pero también algunos de los esfuerzos que se están realizando. Subtitulado al Ingles.
A beautiful yet macabre 800-year-old Mexican skull decorated with turquoise mosaic and believed to be a rare example of Mixtec art has been determined to be a masterful forgery that has fooled experts for over 50 years. Did the owners save the receipt? The skull was believed to have been made by artisans from the Mixtec people who lived primarily in the La Mixteca region of Oaxaca and Puebla during what is referred to as the Postclassic period of Mesoamerican history from 1000-1697 CE. The Mixtec people were artisans who were well-known for their works with stone, wood, and metals – especially gold. They were also known for decorating skulls and masks with turquoise, pyrite, gold and obsidian. However, only 20 of the skulls are known to exist today … make that 19.In 1963, the National Muse...
Lecture by Kevin Terraciano, University of California, Los Angeles March 12, 2014 Getty Center In the first part of this two-part lecture series, UCLA professor Kevin Terraciano explores how the Spanish Conquest of 16th-century Aztec Mexico was documented visually in books and prints, comparing the divergent indigenous and Spanish accounts. For more about this event, visit the Getty Research Institute's website: http://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/events/connecting_seas/index.html This lecture series complements the exhibition "Connecting Seas: A Visual History of Discoveries and Encounters," on view in the Getty Research Institute galleries from December 7, 2013, to April 13, 2014. http://www.getty.edu/research/exhibitions_events/exhibitions/connecting_seas/index.html
This series of videos are part of a project called Cultural Boxes. Cultural Box is a virtual box that contains elements representative of a particular culture. Students can learn the language while learning the culture and comparing and contrasting those object to their own culture.