Example sentences for: aztlán

How can you use “aztlán” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The affiliation with Aztlán also reaffirms the Chicanos’ identity as mestizos (people of mixed ancestry), as members of the indigenous population of the New World.

  • Not infrequently the return address on an envelope will be Califas, Aztlán.

  • For Chicanos born in the United States, Mexico is not home, but neither is the United States, so Aztlán is looked upon as the mythical homeland.

  • A marked Aztec influence is also present, probably due to the centuries-long migration of Aztecs from the legendary city of Aztlán, on the Pacific coast, to Tenochtitlan, present-day Mexico City.

  • Aztlán is the Chicano homeland, especially for those coming of age during the 1960s and 1970s, who wanted to create a cultural space that they could call their own.


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