“History cannot be manipulated” Central Message!
Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist, founder and director from 1978 to 1982 of the Main Temple Project, in which a series of excavations and studies of the world axis (represents the axis of the world a ubiquitous symbol present in numerous cultures) whose image expresses a point of connection between heaven and earth of the city of Tenochtitlanancient capital of the Mexica.
“Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences 2022”
The news of last October 28 of this agonizing year 2022 is transcendental and motivating, this one referring to the fact that the Master Eduardo Matos Moctezuma Archaeologist of Mexico have received the most important international award known as “Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences 2022”, which is delivered each year in the Campoamor Theater in Oviedo Spanish city, capital of Principality of Asturias.
This award is of enormous importance, especially when it recognizes the work of a great Mexican imbued and passionate about study, research and field work in the context of archaeology, this regarding our roots through science and history that studies the changes that occur in society through its material vestiges.
The Princess of Asturias Foundation
Until 2014 called Prince of Asturias Foundation, On June 19, 2014, with the proclamation of Felipe as King of Spain, his daughter Leonor assumed the title of Princess of Asturias as his heir; she is Leonor de Bourbon y Ortiz (Madrid, October 31, 2005) is the current princess of Asturias and first in the line of succession to the Spanish throne, as the eldest daughter of King Felipe VI and his consort Queen Letizia.
In October 2014, the foundation’s board of trustees approved a name change for both the institution today Princess of Asturias Foundationas well as the homonymous awards that would become “Princess of Asturias”. “The changes became effective after the awards ceremony for the 2014 edition.” (Wikipedia). These prizes are awarded in eight categories -see image-.
The awards ceremony is considered one of the most important cultural events on the international agenda. “Throughout their history, these awards have received different recognitions, such as the extraordinary declaration that the UNESCO made in 2004 for his exceptional contribution to the cultural heritage of Humanity.”
Princess of Asturias Awards Ceremony 2022.
The Princess Eleanor of Bourbon y Ortiz 17 year old, sensitively expressed speech prior to the delivery of the Princess of Asturias Awards 2022 (El País), of said text here we underline the one that refers to the master Ernesto Matos Moctezumawhich was simple, short and punctual, We reproduce it in the following image.
The Master’s Message Eduardo Matos Moctezuma
“Penetrate the past to bring it to the present has been the work that I have constantly carried out throughout my life.” (“Look to the past and look forward | Free Letters”).
During the award ceremony received, the Teacher Matos Moctezuma he generously extends recognition to his teachers, students and institutions that have trained and accompanied him; was heard and firmly appreciated in the teacher’s voice the figure of four Institutions in Mexico that have been key in the development of archaeology, anthropology, physical anthropology, linguistics and social anthropology, in a word all of them in the social sciences:
- National School of Anthropology and History (ENAH)
- National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH)
- National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
- Mexican Academy of Language (AMDL)
In league to the internet we follow in full the transcendental and interesting message in the words read on October 28 in Oviedo, Spain by Matos Moctezuma, Eduardo“Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences 2022”, Mexican Archaeology, no. 177, p. 12-13.
The cost of not being part of inaccurate transformation
It is sad and very worrying that the award given to Master Eduardo Matos Moctezuma has caused indifference on the part of the Mexican government and in particular the Federal Executive. Everything suggests that it is a sequel to what Matos Moctezuma has not wanted to be part of the erroneous transformation of history referred to the context of the Great Tenochtitlan, as well as his message in the allusive award in which he expresses himself solidly about: “The role of history, of empires and their rulers”, Below we reproduce some of the paragraphs of said message.
Central message of Archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma.
“That modern time machine that is archeology was the means to transpose time itself and reach the peoples who preceded us in history.” “Thus, history and archeology take us in front of the societies of the past and show us that many of them were creators of important advances and that, in their future, powerful empires and rulers arose who in their arrogance believed that they would be eternal, but it was not so”; Y without a doubt also the subject referred to the Mexico and Spain relationssince Master Matos Moctezuma’s message was tempered when he expresses the following -see image-.
In the following link we present in a short video images of the aforementioned ceremony in which the Princess of Asturias Award 2022 to people and institutions in eight categories already mentioned and to the pride of Mexico in referring to the social Sciences for our fellow Archaeologist Eduardo Matos Image News.
“History is relentless in its judgments, one cannot pretend to manipulate it or commit the nonsense of misrepresenting it, bad counselor is ignorance that often leads to lies, history is written by the people, they are forgers of better futures.” E. Matos.
Reflection.
Paraphrasing the Master Matos Moctezuma: “Today and always the purpose must be one that surpasses any ruler of ideology or intentions, since without a doubt we the citizens of Spain and Mexico we will always be in harmony despite populism that in these times they forge stormswhat for Let us all UNITE head towards a promising future”.