A Dutch Mexico!

Mexico is Euro-Latinization of Mehika(or a variation thereof depending on who you ask).But what I had in mind was something of a Dutch-tinged pronunciation and spelling of Mehika.

Technically the Aztecs were the Meeshi'ka' with the land being Meeshi'ko - [ee] being a long e similar to "air" and ['] being a glottal stop.
These are written Mēxihcah and Mēxihco in latinised Nahuatl since [x] was a "sh" sound in Middle Castilian.

The Dutch could probably have written it Meeschitko perhaps latinised as Meschitcovia?
 
Technically the Aztecs were the Meeshi'ka' with the land being Meeshi'ko - [ee] being a long e similar to "air" and ['] being a glottal stop.
These are written Mēxihcah and Mēxihco in latinised Nahuatl since [x] was a "sh" sound in Middle Castilian.

The Dutch could probably have written it Meeschitko perhaps latinised as Meschitcovia?

Or Mesjiko
 

Sandmannius

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The typical AH thread, the question asked in the OP is forgotten after 10 posts and everybody starts to discuss something trivial, much like 4chan.
 
The typical AH thread, the question asked in the OP is forgotten after 10 posts and everybody starts to discuss something trivial, much like 4chan.
:rolleyes:
Actually we are responding to what I've bolded in the OP (plus I've added breaks to make it more readable):

Instead of the Spaniards colonizing what is now Mexico the Dutch colonize it.
I was exploring the threads yesterday I came upon one caled "A Decent Mexico" or something like that and one of the posters stated that not being colonized by Spain would be a start-which I totally agree with.
I think the more liberal -minded Dutch would be a better suit for the Aztec native.
In time Dutch culture would bring about a "First-World" Mexico.
It seems that whatever the Spaniards colonized became third-world republics.
It wouldnt be called Mexico but maybe a Aztec-Dutch hybrid name.
What would our US international borders look like with a Dutch Mexico?
Would they be any different that what the borders look like today?
 
I always wondered if the Dutch would keep the canals. I think they very much would, considering it would be similar to the canals in their own homeland.
 

Sandmannius

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:rolleyes:
Actually we are responding to what I've bolded in the OP (plus I've added breaks to make it more readable):

He asked how the Dutch would colonize Mexico, how Dutch culture would affect Mexico, he asked if all these factors could turn ATL modern day country of Mexico in a better place, what the borders of North America would be like with a Dutch Mexico, and what the Dutch would name Mexico. The only part of this question answered is what the name might be, I don't think I need to say anything else. :rolleyes:
 
He asked how the Dutch would colonize Mexico, how Dutch culture would affect Mexico, he asked if all these factors could turn ATL modern day country of Mexico in a better place, what the borders of North America would be like with a Dutch Mexico, and what the Dutch would name Mexico. The only part of this question answered is what the name might be, I don't think I need to say anything else. :rolleyes:

Do I automatically have to answer every single question posed? :rolleyes:

Be patient and the answers will flow.
 
Instead of the Spaniards colonizing what is now Mexico the Dutch colonize it.I was exploring the threads yesterday I came upon one caled "A Decent Mexico" or something like that and one of the posters stated that not being colonized by Spain would be a start-which I totally agree with.I think the more liberal -minded Dutch would be a better suit for the Aztec native.In time Dutch culture would bring about a "First-World" Mexico.It seems that whatever the Spaniards colonized became third-world republics.It wouldnt be called Mexico but maybe a Aztec-Dutch hybrid name.What would our US international borders look like with a Dutch Mexico?Would they be any different that what the borders look like today?

Am I the only one who thinks that this post is biased and is accidentally offensive? Third world republics? Argentina and Chile almost became part of the First World before WWI brought their economies down the gutter, Uruguay not far behind. Cuba would (possibly) be first world by now had there been no Batista and no Cuban revolution. Mexico, Peru, and Bolivia were screwed from the start due to dictators originating from those countries and general instability due to poor governance, which was not the fault of Spain, but the fault of a revolution without true direction apart from the expulsion of the Spanish. Putting a country like, say, Peru or Venezuela on the same plane as the DRC and Swaziland is....wrong. No other way to describe it.
 

Sandmannius

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Do I automatically have to answer every single question posed? :rolleyes:

Be patient and the answers will flow.

You obvioulsy do not, but you are posting in a topic that asked several large questions, and if after twenty replies no members have thoroughly answered the question and are instead discussing linguistics, I feel I'm not being a dick when I make a remark about you guys being like /b/tards and discussing something other than the main questions asked in the OP.

So, please don't act fucking high and mighty and patronize other members after they left a small comment stating that AH.com threads tend to get off topic.
 
You obvioulsy do not, but you are posting in a topic that asked several large questions, and if after twenty replies no members have thoroughly answered the question and are instead discussing linguistics, I feel I'm not being a dick when I make a remark about you guys being like /b/tards and discussing something other than the main questions asked in the OP.

So, please don't act fucking high and mighty and patronize other members after they left a small comment stating that AH.com threads tend to get off topic.

This thread has stayed reasonably on topic, except for you insulting people and complaining about it. How about you contribute productively instead of telling other people they're doing it wrong?
 
Addressing the original topic:

There must be a believable way for the Dutch to want to send sailors out across the world first.

If not that, there must be a believable way for the Spanish to not colonize Mexico. Perhaps the first person to do so got blown far northward or far southward, and thus Spanish colonization began with modern Newfoundland or modern Argentina?
 
Am I the only one who thinks that this post is biased and is accidentally offensive? ...

No, you are not alone in this.

I think it's interesting and valid to speculate on some other European nation besides Spain being the one to subjugate what the Spanish called Mexico. But TheMysteriousAmerican said..."It seems that whatever the Spaniards colonized became third-world republics" and went on to say the Dutch consistently did better. That's wrong on several levels. Wrong in fact, as other posters have brought up by contrasting some Latin American countries with certain former Dutch colonies (including one in South America) to demonstrate the fallacy of the argument--and actually one can stop right there because having exploded the alleged correlation, we don't even need to delve into the mindset that prompts this claim in the first place.

But yes, I'm reluctant to even get into the interesting aspects of this thread because I am suspicious of what prompts the question and how our answers would be received.
 
No, you are not alone in this.

I think it's interesting and valid to speculate on some other European nation besides Spain being the one to subjugate what the Spanish called Mexico. But TheMysteriousAmerican said..."It seems that whatever the Spaniards colonized became third-world republics" and went on to say the Dutch consistently did better. That's wrong on several levels. Wrong in fact, as other posters have brought up by contrasting some Latin American countries with certain former Dutch colonies (including one in South America) to demonstrate the fallacy of the argument--and actually one can stop right there because having exploded the alleged correlation, we don't even need to delve into the mindset that prompts this claim in the first place.

But yes, I'm reluctant to even get into the interesting aspects of this thread because I am suspicious of what prompts the question and how our answers would be received.
I didn't know this board had mind readers.All I did was post a question and now Im some prejudiced poster.WOW.I'll make sure that whenever I post another thread-I'll check with you to make sure you arent offended.BTW Im part Mexican-American,but you believe whatever you want.I didnt know one post could open up a proverbial "can-o-worms".Peace....
 
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