indigenous rights

[David Wright]

Dear Ben:

 

I haven’t seen any examples of what you mention in Nahuatl. The constitution
of 1857 was translated into Nahuatl and printed in 1888, although this is
outside of the time frame you’re asking about. Here’s a transcription of the
title page:

 

“CONSTITUCION FEDERAL / DE LOS / ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS, / CON SUS
ADICIONES / Y REFORMAS, / TRADUCIDA AL IDIOMA AZTECA Ó MEXICANO / POR /
MIGUEL T. PALMA. / Catedrático de Latinidad en el Colegio del Estado,
Profesor de Idioma azteca en las / Escuelas Normales, Miembro de la Sociedad
de Geografía y Estadística, / y de la Compañía Lancasteriana de México, y
Socio de otras corporaciones científicas / del Estado. / ___ . ___ / PUEBLA.
/ __ / IMPRENTA DEL HOSPICIO / __ / 1888”.

 

I’m looking at the facsimile edition published by the Instituto de Estudios
Constitucionales, Gobierno del Estado de Querétaro, 1994.

 

Getting back to the colonial period (but still without a direct answer to
your question), there is an article summarizing official linguistic policies
in New Spain, which provides some context for this matter, here:

 

http://www.dinpo.ugto.mx/acta/publicaciones/v17-3/actav17n3.htm

 

Saludos,

 

David

 

De: nahuatl-bounces at lists.famsi.org [mailto:nahuatl-bounces at lists.famsi.org]
En nombre de Ben Leeming
Enviado el: jueves, 07 de abril de 2011 15:30
Para: nahuatl at lists.famsi.org
Asunto: [Nahuat-l] indigenous rights

 

piyali listeros,

 

Does anyone out there have any knowledge of whether or not Las Casas and the
discourse of "indigenous rights" ever found expression in Nahuatl-language
source materials?  For example, were the New Laws, papal bulls, or other
royal documents related to the rights debate ever translated into Nahuatl?
I'm guessing not...

 

tlazohcamati,

 

Ben

-- 

Ben Leeming

PhD Student

Department of Anthropology

University at Albany, SUNY

 

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