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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pialli,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> In </span></font><span class=noindice1><font size=1
color=black face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:5.0pt;color:windowtext'> </span></font></span><em><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-style:normal'>Hernando Ruiz de Alarcón’s</span></font></i></em><em><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font></i></em><span
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class=noindice1><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext'>“</span></font></span><strong><b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
font-weight:normal'>Tratado de las supersticiones y costumbres gentílicas que
hoy viven entre los indios naturales de esta Nueva España,” the Spanish
translation of the nahuatl “chicomexochitl” tends to appear as “siete
flores (el venado).” </span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:normal'>Is
this simply a calendrical association, or am I missing something here? From my
perhaps limited research of modern accounts of chicomexochitl, I have not heard
of the deer association. Any insight, suggestions would be much appreciated.</span></font></b></strong><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Kelly McDonough</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>University</span></font></st1:PlaceType><font
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w:st="on">Minnesota</st1:PlaceName></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> - Twin Cities</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Department of Spanish & Portuguese Studies</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>612/624-5529</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:mcdo0030@umn.edu">mcdo0030@umn.edu</a></span></font><span
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