[Aztlan] Mexico's National Emblem - Eagle perched on the Nopal

Tue Oct 24 14:05:30 CDT 2006

>From: "Greg Sandor" <gregory_sandor at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [Aztlan] Mexico's National Emblem - Eagle perched on the Nopal
>Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:44:59 -0400
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>Is the snake shown in modern versions of this glyph a misinterpreted speech
>ribbon?
>

In a word, yes, or so the best thinking goes.  The other alternative 
is that it is an explanatory ribbon, perhaps dating from the 18th or 
19th cen., that then gets incorporated into the new national emblem 
at Independence.

John F. Schwaller
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