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Article: Geographical origins of the Tarascans.
- Article from:
- The Geographical Review
- Article date:
- January 1, 1995
- Author:
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Shortly after Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, fell to the Spanish in 1521 the conquistadores turned their attention westward to Michoacan, which was reputed to be rich in gold and silver. At that time the inhabitants of the region received the name by which they are generally known today, Tarascan, although this misnomer perpetuates a misuse by the Spanish. On the demand of their conquerors, the hapless natives proffered their daughters to the Spanish with the word tarhaskua (father-in-law) to legitimize the relationship. However, when the Spanish at best insensitively and at worst derisively used the word to identify the natives, they quickly came to regard it as a term of ...
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