Astran - Astran

Japanese: アストラン - あすとらん
Astran - Astran

...the Aztecs were a people who lived in the center of Mexico City, Mexico, from the 14th century until the Spanish conquest in 1521. The name Azteca means people of Aztlan, their legendary place of origin. However, the Aztecs later called themselves Mexica, meaning people who worship the god Meshitli.

From [Cactus]

… [Hiroshi Yuasa]
[Mexican flag]
The center of the Mexican flag depicts an eagle with a snake resting on a prickly pear cactus (locally called nopal). The origin of this symbol is that when the Aztecs left their native land of Aztlan (where it was still unknown) and set out on a journey in search of a permanent place to live, an oracle from the tribal god who led them said that their permanent home would be "a place where an eagle is resting on a cactus." They chose that place as their capital, which became Tenochtitlan, the site of present-day Mexico City.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Astran" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…テノチティトランと呼ばれた現在のメキシコ市の中心部に都を置き,14世紀からスペイン人によって征服された1521年まで栄えた文化。アステカAztecaとは彼らの伝説上の起源の地,〈アストランAztlan〉の人を意味する。しかし,アステカ族はのちに,メシトリ神をあがめる人を意味する〈メシカMexica〉と称した。…

【サボテン】より

…【湯浅 浩史】
[メキシコ国旗]
 メキシコの国旗の中央にはウチワサボテン(現地ではノパルnopalと呼んでいる)の上にヘビをくわえたワシがとまっている図が描かれている。その由来は,先住の地〈アストラン〉(それがどこにあったかはまだ不明)を離れ,永住の地を求めてさすらいの旅にでたアステカ人を先導する部族神の神託によれば,彼らの定住地は〈サボテンの上でワシが休んでいる所〉であった。その場所を都と定めたが,これがテノチティトランであり,今のメキシコ市の地である。…

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