So today I stumbled across the fact that, in 1570, Nahuatl was made the official language of New Spain; apparently, this state of affairs that continued until 1696 saw a great deal of Nahuatl literature being produced, as well as the language being taught by Spanish missionaries further south into Central America. However, in 1696 Spanish was made the sole language of the Spanish Empire and the language has declined further since, though still spoken by over a million people in Mexico.
I don't know too much about the matter, but it has caught my eye. Had Nahuatl remained the official language of New Spain, what ramifications would that have had on Mexico and perhaps the rest of the Americas? Would averting Charles II's 1696 decree have been possible? What would a Mexico where Nahuatl was still a major language look like?
I don't know too much about the matter, but it has caught my eye. Had Nahuatl remained the official language of New Spain, what ramifications would that have had on Mexico and perhaps the rest of the Americas? Would averting Charles II's 1696 decree have been possible? What would a Mexico where Nahuatl was still a major language look like?