September 19, 2025Ethnohistory

Nahua Hands, the Feast of Toxcatl, and the Transmission of Legacy

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This study reveals how the Nahuas maintained their cultural affinities with their hands post-attack, suggesting a strong transmission of legacy.

Despite the violent attack by Spaniards in 1520, Nahuas continued to affirm their identity and cultural legacy linked to their hands.
The memory of the Toxcatl attack did not diminish Nahuas' creative practices involving their hands, underlining a resilience in cultural identity.
Nahua hands were seen as extensions of cultural knowledge, with tonalli representing the spiritual force enabling their creative and vocational expressions.
The connection between Nahuas and their Toltec forebears emphasized a continuing legacy that transcended the trauma of the attack.

Servando Z. Hinojosa (2025) studied this question.

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This study reveals how the Nahuas maintained their cultural affinities with their hands post-attack, suggesting a strong transmission of legacy.