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Aztlán

LC control no.sh 91003473
Topical headingAztlán
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Variant(s)Chicomostoc
Chicomoztoc
Lugar de las Siete Cuevas
Place of the Herons
Place of the Seven Caves
See alsoAztec mythology
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Aztecs--Origin
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Geographical myths
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Mexican Americans--Ethnic identity
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Scope noteHere are entered works on the mythical or prehistoric homelands of the Aztecs, generally considered to be located in northern Mexico or those parts of the Southwestern United States that were historically owned by Mexico. The term is also used as a symbol of the ethnic identity and political consciousness of Mexican-Americans.
Found inWork cat.: Aztlán, c1989.
Grandjeat, Y. Aztlán, terre volée, terre promise, 1989.
Dicc. encic. de Mexico: v. 2, p. 758.
Americana, 1990: v. 2, p. 894.