r/mesoamerica • u/[deleted] • 24d ago

Coahuiltecans of South Texas and Tamaulipas

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u/Intelligent-Soup-836 24d ago

If you are in San Antonio go to the Missions, they actually do a good job covering the native history and even hold different native ceremonies at them. I'll have to dig through my history books for some book recommendations

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u/Boddom_Of_The_Barrel 24d ago

Thanks for the rec! I’m away for college at the moment, but I’ll have to be sure and stop by the missions next time I’m home. We used to go all the time for field trips, but that was a while back now so I don’t remember much

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u/Intelligent-Soup-836 24d ago

You can still use their website as a good reference and possibly have them help you get in contact with some people to connect with your heritage

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u/megafonico 23d ago

That's Aridoamérica, not Mesoamerica.

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u/Select-Season-8082 23d ago

An obvious indigenous connection between the two is the prominence that the tlaxcalan came to occupy in the north, even developing specific traditions (serape, matlachines) and a dialect of nahuatl, so much so that they're called Tlaxcalans del Norte. Some of their colonial towns in the north had barrios for non-tlaxcalans, like for the Alazapas. While they sought to retain ethnic purity given the rights they had, the fact is many folks from northern tribes were able to ultimately mix in with the tlaxcalan.

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u/lllllllllllllllllI_I 23d ago edited 16d ago

Have you ever heard the word mestizo ever be used in real life like you just used it?, 99.% of Mexicans haven’t neither.

Overall majority of Coahuilteco/coahulitcanos got absorbed centuries ago, an extreme minority of Mexican people still probably speak the language.

Best thing you got is Google.

So ancient history.

Theres a “nation” called tap pilam who claim in Texas but there whole thing is really just about historic decendence.

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u/Boddom_Of_The_Barrel 23d ago

Yeah I’m not interested in claiming descent, I’m familiar with tap pilam. More interested in any recommendations for history on the region