Exam 1 Flashcards
“Memories”
Written by Carmen Tafolla A poem about a river in Texas, all the racism and unfairness such as the colonizer’s servant. “Medina Magiadora aquí estoy lavando mi herencia.”
“Borderlands”
Written by Gloria Anzaldua, about the border being a wound, puente tendido, and earth not having borders.
“Chicana 1846”
Written by Heidenreich Zúñiga, a poem about a woman who stands strong thinking about her past and mother.
“Corrido of Gregorio Cortéz”
Written anonymously, about the Cortez story, the rangers chasing him
“1910”
Written by Pat Mora about the woman in the gloves and black shawl who crossed border not in same status
“Border Town 1938”
Written by Pat Mora, about a girl with brown braids who sees the the other girls playing and singing, she feels alone
“A Plain Spring Song”
Written by Nezahualcoyotl A poem about earth, enjoying life, and life giver
Founding of Chicana/o Studies
Originated in the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s and 1970s. Chicano Studies concerns itself with the study of Chicana/os, Latina/os, and Mexican Americans,history, sociology, the arts, and critical theory.
Olmecas
1500-500 BC Founding culture successful, had vision of snake on tree for tenochtitlan. In northern Central America, pottery, ball courts, temples, trade, ag, calendars.
Toltecas
950-1150 CE Located Central America, Tula was capital, great place for trade, influenced the Maya. Built temples for gods. Quetacatl philosopher king Quetacatl a deity
Mestizaje
Includes the combinations of Europeans, African, and Indigenous
Racism
Classification of a biological difference. A term invented by europeans
Hispanic, Latina/o, Chicana/o
Hispanic: Nixon admin comes up with term, erases Mestija (euro, African, indigenous) classifies all Spanish speakers from Latin America Latina/o: An umbrella term that includes organized communities. ( Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica) Chicana/o: Tied to the 20th century liberation movements, descending from a past relative who had the border cross them.
Nation
What the category that classifies the “norm.” Includes kinship (imaginary relatives like Uncle Sam), space (North America Hawaii colonization), time (what we learn in K-12 holidays), and culture (Apple pie religion flags).
Ethnicity
Has kinship (aunts parents), time (history), and culture (language home foods values) but no space. Pushed to let go of ethnicity to look like the nation
Colonization
An Aztec omen of a woman crying to save her children from colonization.
Cuicacalli
House of songs secular and sacred song teachings, ritual dancers. Young men and women interact.
Huehuecoyotl
Huehuecoyotl, the Old Coyote, also known as the Ancient Drum. He is a trickster, capable of reversals and pranks, often cruel ones. Huehuecoyotl is also a god of storytelling, music, dance and merriment. Further, he is the patron of uninhibited sexuality - his partners can be female or male of any species.
Nezahualcoyotl
1402 born, 1428 made alliance with tenochtitlan, philosopher king of Texcoco, poet, leader. Organized school court syst. Fed poor, has songs (poems)
Fall of Tenochitlan
The capital of the Aztec Empire, came about in 1521 through the manipulation of local factions and divisions by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés. The battle that led to the downfall of the Aztec civilization and marked the end of the first phase of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. The conquest of Mexico was part of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Aztlán
is the legendary ancestral home of the Aztec peoples. Is a important space and point of being. Equality for everyone no one put outside. MEChA.
Aztec Eagle
On Mexican flag, part of folk tale of eagle sighting where they needed to build an empire. Also symbol for UFW. Created by Richard Chavez 1962.
Coatlicue
Also known as Teteoh innan. Goddess of life/death, creation/ destruction. gave birth to the moon, stars, and Huitzilopochtli, the god of the sun and war.
