{"id":2959,"date":"2018-02-20T13:12:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T19:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/?p=2959"},"modified":"2018-02-20T13:12:04","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T19:12:04","slug":"dear-mexico-tambien-somos-aleman-we-are-also-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.stolaf.edu\/americanmusic\/2018\/02\/20\/dear-mexico-tambien-somos-aleman-we-are-also-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Mexico, Tambi\u00e9n Somos Aleman (We are also German)"},"content":{"rendered":"

This artifact intrigued me not necessarily the word, \u201cuber\u201d which is seen nearly of every street corner of most major U.S. cities today in the form of a car. Rather, what caught my attention was the name, \u201cGuadaljara\u201d which is actually spelled Guadalajara today. This is where my parents were originally born, near a city with a name derived of an Arabic translation, as stated in the official Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara website. <\/span><\/p>\n

Access: Map of Guadalajara & Zacatecas<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIn its distant origins, Guadalajara was linked to Celtoberian culture, though the earliest historical references tell of its strategic military importance to the emirs and caliphs of C\u00f3rdoba. It was then known as Madinat al-Faray in memory of its conqueror, and Wad al-Hayara, Arab translation of its pre-Roman name, Arriaca.\u201d (Guadalajara.se)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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La Ciudad de Guadalajara<\/p><\/div>\n

My father actually went to college in Guadalajara, and had essentially gone through what I am experiencing now, \u201ca home away from home.\u201d His decision to sacrifice that education in Guadalajara in Mexico just to seek a better quality life in the United States without citizenship has allowed me to write this blog on this St. Olaf webpage for today. Had he not done so, I would not be here, in this very moment, writing this blog. Now you see why Guadalajara caught my attention. This city\u2019s name creates an emotional response in myself because it symbolizes my family\u2019s origins.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The map is a piece of cartography recorded in 1832 and completed in 1855 by German explorer, Carl de Berghes. One can easily (not actually) identify this source by its title, \u201c<\/span>Beschreibung der Ueberreste Aztekischer Niederlassungen auf ihrer Wanderung nach dem Thale von Mexico durch den gegenw\u00e4rtigen Freistaat von Zacatecas<\/span><\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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According to a dear friend and Berlin, Germany native, Leander Krawinkel, the title translates into — \u201c<\/span>The Map which shows the directions and through which ways the Aztecs emigrated to Mexico<\/span><\/i>\u201d Aztecs were a group of the indigenous peoples who occupied a majority of the territory of today\u2019s Mexico. By this account, it is fair to state that this was one explorer\u2019s observation of how the indigenous people lived and traveled in their land. However, one may be skeptical of Berghes\u2019s perspective on these people\u2019s reason for migrating.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In this following image of a map titled, \u201c<\/span>Mexico, Texas und Californien\u201d<\/span><\/i> by a German explorer, Heinrich Kiepert indicates the different locations of French and German colonies near Mexico. This is significant because it is a clear reminder to all that that which makes up today\u2019s Mexicans ethnically, around the world and especially the United States, is not just Spanish and Aztec blood, but also German and French blood, as evidenced in the presence of these European explorers in these areas. These cultural encounters were written solely from the perspective of the European explorer\u2019s eye. This blog analysis should aid in the modern Mexican and white-American community\u2019s understanding of their ethnic diversity and similarities as a whole, in hopes of encouraging a more united attitude rather than a separatist attitude from both cultures in a time of political and racial turmoil.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Berghes, Carl de (1792-1869). 1832-1855. Beschreibung der Ueberreste Aztekischer Niederlassungen auf ihrer Wanderung nach dem Thale von Mexico durch den gegenw\u00e4rtigen Freistaat von Zacatecas<\/em> [manuscript]. [Manuscript]. At: Place: The Newberry Library. VAULT Ayer MS 1045. Available through: Adam Matthew, Marlborough, American Indian Histories and Cultures,\u00a0http:\/\/www.aihc.amdigital.co.uk\/FurtherResources\/VisualResources\/Image\/Ayer_MS_1045\/61#<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Accessed February 20, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kiepert, Heinrich, 1818-1899. Mexico, Texas und Californien., map,<\/em> 1847; Weimar. (<\/span>texashistory.unt.edu\/ark:\/67531\/metapth231410\/<\/span><\/a>:accessed February 20, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, <\/span>texashistory.unt.edu<\/span><\/a>; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The history of the city, from the Celtiberian origin until today.<\/em>” The history of the city, from the Celtiberian origin until today. – Ayuntamiento de Guadalajara. Accessed February 20, 2018. <\/span>https:\/\/www.guadalajara.es\/en\/tourism\/discover-guadalajara\/history\/<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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