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Aztec Textiles and the Language of Status: What Clothing Meant in Pre-Colonial Mexico

In the Aztec world, what you wore said more about you than what you said. Your clothing announced your social rank, your responsibilities, and even how much power you held, before you ever opened your mouth. Long before written Spanish arrived in Mexico, textiles already functioned as a precise, widely understood language of status. I love sharing this history with adult Spanish...Read More