The charge continues In Satchel & Sword II: The Caatlach
Islands, our heroes Nevaline, Cairine, and Mocsli begin their
perilous search for the second fragment on the Caatlach Ocean.
Having no other information about its location, they head north
towards Carbry to find passage to the islands. But, their perils
begin sooner than expected. Enemies of a human-kind, seeking power
and coin, find Nevaline and her friends very valuable Outnumbered,
they are desperate to escape the clutches of these brigands of the
Caatlach Ocean: the Kinlanders. Even if they find a way, what
awaits them if they reach the second fragment? The UNDERDOGS:
Spotlighting some of the world's ancient societies. In my books I
have used three distinct cultures and their respective countries'
landscapes as backdrops for specific territories and islands in the
story. The country most prevalent in the books is SCOTLAND. I use
its landscape as the backdrop for most of the Kordalis continent
and most of the islands north of Kordalis in the Caatlach Ocean. I
use certain aspects of its culture as details in the book like the
sword Nevaline and the army uses is the Scottish CLAYMORE. In the
second book, I utilize aspects of the MEXICA culture in Mexico (the
Aztecs) along with Tenochtitlan's lowland hot climate and dry
landscape. Finally, in the third book, I utilize aspects of the
MONGOLIAN culture and its country's landscape. The Mexica Empire In
the second book, I utilize the landscape and some cultural aspects
of the Mexica Empire as it was in the 15th century. Learning about
the Mexica Empire, one can certainly appreciate the value of
understanding an ancient culture, one in which many people can
trace back their origins. The Aztecs are the people who came from
Aztlan the place of origin of the Aztec peoples. Aztec in Nahuatl
means the people who came from Aztlan. The Aztecs who left Aztlan
had wandered for many years and finally settled in Coatepec (Snake
Hill in Nahuatl) near Tula. There the Aztecs built a city and lived
for many years. When the Aztecs were in Coatepec, a dispute arose.
Some of the Aztecs who followed Huitzilopochtli wanted to leave and
some of the Aztecs who followed Coyolxauhqui (Huitzilopochtli's
Sister) wanted to stay in Coatepec. In the battle that ensued the
followers of Huitzilopochtli won and they changed their name to
Mexicas. Mexicas, therefore, are the Aztecs that split from the
other Aztecs in Coatepec. The Mexicas were led by Huitzilopochtli.
They continued south and founded the city of Tenochtitlan or Mexico
(what is now Mexico City) in Anahuac. Tenochtitlan in Nahuatl means
the place of prickly pear cactus. Tenochtitlan was also refered to
as Mexico. The Empire of the Mexicas was also called Mexico.
Mexicas means people from Mexico. Hence, Mexicano or Mexican means
the same as Mexica, people from Mexico. The City of Tenochtitlan
was built in the middle of Lake Texcoco. Anahuac or the Valley of
Mexico, was full of lakes at the time the first Europeans came to
Mexico. Anahuac in Nahuatl means "near the water or sea." Though
not many of the indigenous Mexica people live today, the few that
do have had a history centered on the subjugation of these peoples
with occasional rebellions. One such rebellion was the 1994
Zapatista uprising in the Mexican state of Chiapas, which succeeded
in obtaining new rights for indigenous people. Yet many more
problems persist there today. Being part Mexican myself, I was
proud to spotlight this culture, its history, and the geography of
its origins in the second book. Read more at claudettemarco.com
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