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Old 03-14-2010, 08:49 AM
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Chicanistas (born in the United States) are drawing from the Aztec imprint on the national consciousness of Mexico.

Which, ironically, came about by white Spaniards born in 18th century Mexico seeking justification for independence from Spain by ripping off pre conquest Aztec myth as their own history.
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