To their surprise, when the sky began to grow dark, instead of cringing with terror, the natives just squatted on the ground and turned their eyes to the ground until the sky began to light up again and the sun reappeared.
What the Europeans didn't know - or so the narrative goes - was that Mayan Star Gazers had predicted eclipses for hundreds of years in the past and for hundreds of years in the future.
If you notice our masthead logo you will see that our Mayans on the left have followed the advice of their wise priests and used shades to watch the solar phenomenon.
Food for thought.)
10 comments:
HELP HELP HELP I'M BLIND I'M BLIND ooooopppps I have my sunglasses on.
Eclipse courtesy of Ben Neece. He got it as close to us as he could, and that's what makes him a great city councilman up there!
-Eldelasprietas
yo fui al eclipse de matamoros.
the Mayans were drug addicts. They could see shit no one else could.
fact.
Gringo folklore is, if you can't sell it, steal it, kill it, or pawn it, it ain't work shit, ask any gringo.
zero stories like that.
ive read the conquistador chronicles; del castillo, letters of Cortes, Cabeza de vaca, the anonymous conqueror, the native conquistador Don Alva Ixtill, etc.
nothing like that.
the eclipse gag is from Twain's a connecticut yankee in king arthurs court.
Too-Mexican for me.
In Mexico, when they call you an indio, it's not a compliment. Just saying.
April 9, 2024 at 3:37 AM
das why los grigos wanna close da borders they got rid of the native indians NOW THIS!!!!!
Juan los Mayas eran Chingones with all these stuff about their study of the stars and eclipses and so were the Aztecs, but with the arrival of the Spanish ya valeo todo.
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