THE ZAPOTECS "The People From The Clouds"
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Cities that were great centers of Religion, trade and learning such as Monte Alban. RELIGIOUS CENTERS 
MITLA
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Zapotec name was coined by Aztecs, however the real Zapotec name
was "Benezaa or Vinizza." Their name means "people from the
clouds". Archaeologists have traced the Zapotec history back to
the first Millennium B.C. Among their most important cities were Monte
Alban and later Mitla. According to tradition, the Zapotecs cam from
the north and settled in the state of Oaxaca. Their first
established capital was Teotitlan in the valley and later they
migrated to Zaachila now known as Teozapotlan. Their most developed
cultural center took place in Monte Alban and later they constructed
their religious capital in Mitla.
ZAPOTEC ART
Elaborate Urn from a tomb in Monte Alban. |
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