This reminds me about the concept created by the Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno: “intrahistoria”, i.e. the unofficial history formed the common people.
This fueled quite a lot the hangover of the nationalisms born during the XIX century.
Twice he helped in thwarting the Spanish entradas into the part of Yucatán where he lived. By then, he had fully assimilated to Mayan culture.
From the account of Bernal Díaz, he seemed to know what was coming from the clash between the Spanish and the natives.
We do have that expression in this language, and "papist" is one of the old anti-Catholic (anti-Irish, anti-Italian, anti-Latin) slurs that actually survives, however deracinated, to the present.
One example of the sort of such slurs that did not survive is 'mackerel-snapper,' deriving from the pre-Vatican II meat fast observed on Fridays, which is also what first put a fish sandwich on McDonald's menu.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_(name)
"Gonzalo Guerrero" is the "Magnus Maximus" of names.
pelagicAustral•21h ago
Somehow not mentioned in the Wiki page, but Guerrero actually means Warrior in Spanish. So I get the last name comes from him (?), unverifiable of course.
EDIT: Several people pointed out that the surname “Guerrero” has existed in Spain long before the 1500s, so my guess about it originating with Gonzalo Guerrero was off. Thanks for the corrections—leaving the rest of my comment for context.
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yard2010•20h ago
So this.
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AStonesThrow•17h ago
So if a modern fellow is named "Jon Cook" it may indeed be a regression hearkening back to one or more of his ancestors and how they were named.
I am more accustomed to "nominative determinism" being associated with a person's given name, and how they grow up to take on a given role.
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