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An Aztec dad

8th Aug 2023

An Aztec dad

Line drawing of an Aztec father by Rafael López Castro

How did the Mexica see the role of a good father? We have good descriptions left by the Nahua (Aztecs) themselves (we’ve simplified them a bit). We’re also grateful to Prof. Gilbert Estrada in the USA for permission to upload his ‘short but sweet’ animated video here ‘Aztec Father and Son’...

• The father is at the root of where we all come from
• His heart is good, he is careful, caring, concerned, he is wisdom, support; with his hands he protects
• He raises children, he educates, he instructs, he disciplines, he teaches children how to live
• He places before them a large double-sided mirror, so youngsters can learn to know themselves and to become masters of themselves.

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An Aztec dad

Line drawing of an Aztec father by Rafael López Castro

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