In the context of Oaxaca en la historia y en el mito, discuss the Donají of the Colonial Panel.
The legend of Donají is a tragic love story, combined with patriotism. The image above shows the floating head of Donají. She was a Zapotec princess but fell in love with Nucano, a Mixtec prince. The Zapotec and the Mixtecs were often at war. Donají committed a treasonous act that led to a Zapotec military victory over the Mixtecs. As a result, the Mixtecs murdered her and threw her body into the Atoyac river where her head was found by a shepherd boy, years later, in perfect condition, according to the legend.
Donají head is also used as a logo for the city of Oaxaca and the legend of Donají has had top billing in the annual Oaxacan dance festival called the Guelaguetza.
Oaxaca Mixtec Zapotec Guelaguetza