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		<title>By: Rick Gulledge</title>
		<link>http://mexicotrucker.com/cinco-de-mayo-2008/comment-page-1#comment-1380</link>
		<dc:creator>Rick Gulledge</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I was introduced to the concept of &quot;taking back California&quot; in 1965 by my junior high Spanish teacher, Mr. Centeno, whom I liked. He told my class in a fit of anger after a racial slur from one of the students in class, that there was a poet in Mexico and students at the University in Mexico that were organizing to &quot;repopulate&quot; the US area that had been taken away from Mexico. He retorted, &quot;I&#039;m just as American as you are!&quot; Later, he said that we should not retell his comments. We were the kids that enjoyed playing handball with him after school. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was introduced to the concept of &quot;taking back California&quot; in 1965 by my junior high Spanish teacher, Mr. Centeno, whom I liked. He told my class in a fit of anger after a racial slur from one of the students in class, that there was a poet in Mexico and students at the University in Mexico that were organizing to &quot;repopulate&quot; the US area that had been taken away from Mexico. He retorted, &quot;I&#039;m just as American as you are!&quot; Later, he said that we should not retell his comments. We were the kids that enjoyed playing handball with him after school. </p>
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		<title>By: Trailero 1</title>
		<link>http://mexicotrucker.com/cinco-de-mayo-2008/comment-page-1#comment-1085</link>
		<dc:creator>Trailero 1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Slant on history? Nope! The truth as history has recorded it. 

and I don&#039;t see anything in the article about the mythical land of Aztlan or the &quot;reconquistas&quot; which is a figment of the right wing fear mongers. 

But hey Wingnut, er, Winghunter, er, Larry? I&#039;ll be happy to accede to your request for information.

&lt;blockquote&gt;The concept of Aztlán as the place of origin of the pre-Columbian Mexican civilization has become a symbol for various Mexican nationalist and indigenous movements.

The name Aztlán was first taken up by a group of Chicano independence activists led by Oscar Zeta Acosta during the Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s. They used the name &quot;Aztlán&quot; to refer to the lands of Northern Mexico that were annexed by the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War. Combined with the claim of some historical linguists and anthropologists that the original homeland of the Aztecan peoples was located in the southwestern United states, Aztlán in this sense became a symbol of mestizo activists who believe they have a legal and primordial right to the land.

Groups who have used the name &quot;Aztlán&quot; in this manner include Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán, &quot;Chicano Student Movement of Aztlán&quot;), and the Nation of Aztlán (NOA).

Many in the Chicano Movement attribute poet Alurista for popularizing the term Aztlán in a poem presented during the Chicano Youth Liberation Conference in Denver, Colorado, March 1969.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

That should answer your question about the mythical Aztlan in the manner that you mean it. And of course, like most crap, you noticed that it came out of Denver almost 40 years ago

The true history of Aztlan, can be found here &lt;url&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztlan&lt;/url&gt; although, I am certain that is not what you want to see.

Reconquista is a concept cooked up by your right wing loony toons to entice the populace to believe the Mexicans are preparing to invade the US and take back land lost in the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Slant on history? Nope! The truth as history has recorded it. </p>
<p>and I don&#8217;t see anything in the article about the mythical land of Aztlan or the &#8220;reconquistas&#8221; which is a figment of the right wing fear mongers. </p>
<p>But hey Wingnut, er, Winghunter, er, Larry? I&#8217;ll be happy to accede to your request for information.</p>
<blockquote><p>The concept of Aztlán as the place of origin of the pre-Columbian Mexican civilization has become a symbol for various Mexican nationalist and indigenous movements.</p>
<p>The name Aztlán was first taken up by a group of Chicano independence activists led by Oscar Zeta Acosta during the Chicano movement of the 1960s and 1970s. They used the name &#8220;Aztlán&#8221; to refer to the lands of Northern Mexico that were annexed by the United States as a result of the Mexican-American War. Combined with the claim of some historical linguists and anthropologists that the original homeland of the Aztecan peoples was located in the southwestern United states, Aztlán in this sense became a symbol of mestizo activists who believe they have a legal and primordial right to the land.</p>
<p>Groups who have used the name &#8220;Aztlán&#8221; in this manner include Plan Espiritual de Aztlán, MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán, &#8220;Chicano Student Movement of Aztlán&#8221;), and the Nation of Aztlán (NOA).</p>
<p>Many in the Chicano Movement attribute poet Alurista for popularizing the term Aztlán in a poem presented during the Chicano Youth Liberation Conference in Denver, Colorado, March 1969.</p></blockquote>
<p>That should answer your question about the mythical Aztlan in the manner that you mean it. And of course, like most crap, you noticed that it came out of Denver almost 40 years ago</p>
<p>The true history of Aztlan, can be found here <url><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztlan" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aztlan</a></url> although, I am certain that is not what you want to see.</p>
<p>Reconquista is a concept cooked up by your right wing loony toons to entice the populace to believe the Mexicans are preparing to invade the US and take back land lost in the Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo.</p>
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		<title>By: Winghunter</title>
		<link>http://mexicotrucker.com/cinco-de-mayo-2008/comment-page-1#comment-1084</link>
		<dc:creator>Winghunter</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 20:26:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Interesting slant on history. Perhaps, you could explain what the concept of &quot;Aztlan&quot;, and &quot;reconquista&quot; are?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting slant on history. Perhaps, you could explain what the concept of &#8220;Aztlan&#8221;, and &#8220;reconquista&#8221; are?</p>
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		<title>By: jennifer rose</title>
		<link>http://mexicotrucker.com/cinco-de-mayo-2008/comment-page-1#comment-1081</link>
		<dc:creator>jennifer rose</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 01:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a&gt;Making Sense Out of Cinco de Mayo&lt;/a&gt;</description>
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