tapoutking
Sr. Member
That last picture of the indians method of getting gold from the stream is very interesting.....
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Oroblanco said:... Just think of me as another silly fuddy-duddy type of American resistant to learning new ways...
Oroblanco said:... I would like to see some research into a possible different origin to the Montezuma legends we see associated with Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Texas ...
Roy,
I would go with Diaz as well, but as has been mentioned, Cortez also spelled it Montezuma in his letters to the King.
"The Broken Spears" is also a favorite of mine, and Miguel Leon-Portilla spells it "Motecuhzoma" for both I & II. My
guess would be that the Spaniards spelled the name phonetically.
That would seem to give the edge to the speakers of the Nahuatl language. The name used in "Cave, City and Eagle's
Nest", is "Motecuhzoma". When you read the credentials of the many people involved in that research, it lends some
credence to the use of that name.
In "The Discovery And Conquest Of Mexico....", there is: "note on Spelling, etc." which states: "In the Translation a purely
arbitrary course has been adopted, but it is one which will probably prove more acceptable to the general reader. Such words
as Montezuma (Motecuhzoma) and Huichilobos (Huitzilopoctli) are spelt as Bernal Diaz usually spells them.......". It would seem
the names have been corrected in parenthesis.
Don't see how it matters much for people looking for the alleged lost treasure.
<page 187, footnote on the spelling, in the chapter covering the second letter of Cortez>1 Muteczuma, Motezuma, Motecuhzoma are some of the various forms used but amongst the several spellings of the Aztec sovereign's name it seems simpler to adopt the one sanctioned by the best English and American usage Montezuma.
I will tell you the fact a college professor or important historian enters a debate is no reason to stop it, but especially on a board like this. People who are spending large amounts of time looking for the treasure deserve to hear all the opinions, and the reasons for them. This board is no place for anyone to shove his credentials, or credentials of her husband, into the front to stifle open debate. In my case, though I find theories the treasure was taken hundreds of miles through enemy territory during a fight to the death more than preposterous (and so do many Mexican historians) I don't mind if someone continues to believe it. Until the treasure is found, assuming it still exists, all theories should be left on the table.
piegrande said:... Until the treasure is found, assuming it still exists, all theories should be left on the table. ...