Tarascan Indians/ Various - Tarascan Indians / VariousWhen the first Spaniards arrived at Tzintzuntzn, the ancient Tarascan capital, they were entertained, so the worthy Spanish chroniclers of the 16th century tell us, with an all night fiesta of dances and songs 'sad enough to have risen from hell.' And no wonder! It was no time for gaiety, for a dire fate already had befallen the Aztec capital a few hundred miles away. The pale face 'guests' had come on a mission of peace. Four hundred years have

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