Amasimu ezolimo aseXoxocotlán, Atzompa, Mexicapam nase-Ixtlahuaca ayesevele ekhathele, futhi unyaka wawubi kakhulu ezimvuleni.
UCocojo, abanumzane baqonda ukuthi, wayephoqa lokho izazi ezazikubonile ezincwadini futhi kwaqinisekiswa ngamabika ahlukene: indlala yayisondela njengaleyo yomjikelezo odlule: isikhova asizange siyeke ukucula ingoma yaso. Amakhosi amakhulu asevele ashiye izinyanga ezimbalwa ezedlule, ngemuva kokuzamazama komhlaba okunamandla okukhomba isikhathi sabo sokuhamba. Kwakwaziwa ukuthi base benesinye isihlalo, ezansi lapho eSigodini, lapho kwakuvame ukuba khona amadolobha amancane asizweni. Lapho bahamba nemindeni yabo kanye nezisebenzi zabo, bayozinza futhi baqala phansi, ukuhlwanyela umhlaba, bakha izikhungo ezintsha zabantu lapho iBenizáa izophinda ibe namandla, ibe nenkazimulo futhi ibe ngabanqobi, njengoba kwaba njalo ngesiphetho sabo.
Ingxenye enkulu yedolobha yashiywa; Lokho okwake kwaba ubukhazikhazi bombala nokunyakaza kwaso, namhlanje kubukeka kudilikile. Amathempeli nezigodlo bekungakenziwa kabusha isikhathi eside. IGreat Plaza kaDani Báa yayivaliwe ngezindonga ezinkulu ngamakhosi okugcina, izama ukugwema ukuhlaselwa kwamabutho aseningizimu ayethola amandla amakhulu.
Iqembu elincane elasala lanikela ngonkulunkulu balo okokugcina ngabashisi bepepho; Wanikeza abafileyo bakhe enkosini yamathunzi, unkulunkulu uBat, futhi waqinisekisa ukuthi izithombe ezibunjiweyo zezinyoka nezingwegwe zamathempeli abhidliziwe zazilindelwe ukuvikelwa lapho engekho, imimoya ethandekayo eyayisele lapho. Ngokunjalo, abakwaBenizáa baqinisekisa ukuthi bashiya kubonakala amaqhawe amakhulu aqoshwe ematsheni amathuna ukwesabisa abaphangi. Bathathe imishanelo bashanela izindlu zabo okokugcina, belandela ubunono obabuphawuleka emakhosini abo amakhulu nakubapristi, futhi bafaka ngokucophelela iminikelo emincane kulokho okwakuyizindawo zabo zokuhlala.
Abesilisa, abesifazane nezingane basongele imithondo yabo eyindlala, izikhali zabo, amathuluzi abo, izitsha zobumba kanye neminye imishini yabonkulunkulu babo ngezingubo zokubahambisa ohambweni lwabo, base beqala indlela ebheke empilweni engaqinisekile. Kwakunjalo-ke ukucindezeleka kwabo lapho bedlula eThempelini elikhulu lamaQhawe, bebheke ngaseningizimu yendawo eyayiyiGreat Plaza, abasibonanga nesidumbu sendoda endala esanda kufela emthunzini wesihlahla yasala ngemuva. imimoya emine, njengobufakazi buthule bokuphela komjikelezo wamandla nenkazimulo.
Behlengezele izinyembezi emehlweni abo behla benyuka ezindleleni ezazikade ziyizindlela zokujabula zabathengisi. Ngokudabukisayo, baphenduka babheka okokugcina edolobheni labo abalithandayo, futhi ngaleso sikhathi amakhosi ayazi ukuthi akafanga, nokuthi uDani Báa wayeqala ukusuka lapho eya endleleni yokungafi.
Umthombo: Izindima Zomlando No. 3 Monte Albán kanye neZapotecs / Okthoba 2000
