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The Mixtecs of Oaxaca first developed the method to obtain the precious pigment centuries before the Spaniards arrived.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

Their voices and the soft conversations of couples circling the plaza were like birdsong: Zapotecs and Mixtecs speaking with a lilt and tumble and murmur that was so pleasing.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 28, 2016

Monte Alban had been a fortress of the anciently rich and powerful Mixtecs, or Cloud People.

From Time Magazine Archive

Under his direction, the ceremonial center of the Mixtecs and Zapotecs at Monte Alban, near Oaxaca, had been excavated.

From Time Magazine Archive

At first a trip was made, by horse, from Oaxaca into the Mixteca Alta, where Mixtecs and Triquis were studied.

From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick