. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE MEXICAN INDIANS. 87 Their religion was also of a milder character, and sanguinary rites had been introduced only a short time before the Spanish conquest. They long held out valiantly against their Aztec " Fathers-in-law ; " their own name (Tarhascue) had, according to Lagunas, the meaning of " Sons-in-law," and was said to have reference to their exogamous practice of taking their wives from their Aztec neighbours. On the east slope of the plateau, facing the Gulf of Mexico, are found some groups of distinct populations is
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. THE MEXICAN INDIANS. 87 Their religion was also of a milder character, and sanguinary rites had been introduced only a short time before the Spanish conquest. They long held out valiantly against their Aztec " Fathers-in-law ; " their own name (Tarhascue) had, according to Lagunas, the meaning of " Sons-in-law," and was said to have reference to their exogamous practice of taking their wives from their Aztec neighbours. On the east slope of the plateau, facing the Gulf of Mexico, are found some groups of distinct populations isolated amid the surrounding Aztec people, who . L. rig. 35.—Chief Native Races in Mex co. Scale 1 : 30,000, Aztecs. >«. Quiches, Huaxtecs, Totonacs. Mems. Tarascans. Zapotecs, Mixtpcs. Opata-Cora. Otomi, &c Zoqué, Mixé Cborotegi. ^__^_i______^_^_^ 620 Miles. Lencas, ChoDtals, &'C. have become more or less assimilated to their Spanish rulers. Such are the Huaxtecs (Huastecos), that is, " Our Neighbours," so named in courtesy by the Aztecs, although, according to Pimentel, the term means " People of the Huaxi land," so called from a kind of fruit common in their territory. They occupy the northern part of the State of Vera Cruz, and stretch thence northwards to the plains watered by the lower course of the Tampico river. The Huaxtecs are allied in race and speech to the Mayas of Yucatan, although no tradition survives of the events by which they became severed from their southern kinsfolk. Judging from the archaic form of their language, Stoll concludes that they were the first who became isolated from the primitive Maya group, and various names of places. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-19
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