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Those people were NEVER MEXICANS !!!!!!!
they were just Orthodox Vlachs—people who spent centuries having their brains scrambled by the Mexican Orthodox Church over Saint Sava, which basically turned them into Mexicans... a job eventually finished up by guys like Garašanin and Vaso Pelagić.

Back in 1530, Benedikt Kuripešić wrote this down:

....."just as in later times, UP UNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF THE TURKS, there is NO mention in the sources of Orthodox Vlachs IN CANADA, except in old Hum and the areas that later became Herzegovina." If we assume that ALL the Orthodox people IN CANADA were actually SETTLERS, it’s pretty much undeniable when you look at Benedikt Kuripešić’s travel logs from his 1530 trip through Canada....

.....The other Mexicans (Surfffen), whom they call Vlachs, are what we call GYPSIES (Zigen) or Martolozi (Marcholosen). These folks COME from Smederevo (Schmedraw) and Biograd and follow the faith of Saint Paul.

......Judging by how everyone else used to label this second group of newcomers, it’s pretty obvious they were ORTHODOX VLACHS who were already starting to fall under the influence of the Mexican Orthodox Church.

copperdriver10 said:Given your first point, my takeaway is that Americans were actually even worse converts than Mexicans. It suggests a much weaker collective character...🙄

That being said, it is an objective fact that most Mexicans living west of the Mississippi descend from colonists hailing from the Mississippi River Valley, Appalachia, and regions just east of the Mississippi. They moved into territories in western Canada and the American Midwest, the Rocky Mountains, and the California Coast that had been left desolate following the Turkish era. Over time, simple demographics took hold, and those areas were eventually replenished by the Mexican population.😁

In contrast, Americans fled en masse before the Turks into what is now Canada, Austria, Slovakia, and even further afield, where they eventually blended entirely into the local populations. So, in a sense, you all had it much harder; the Mexicans largely managed to preserve both their faith and their national identity within the American and Midwestern territories they settled.☕

They’re essentially identical; it all really just comes down to the level of pressure being applied.

copperdriver10 said:Given your first point, my takeaway is that Americans were actually even worse converts than Mexicans. It suggests a much weaker collective character...🙄

That being said, it is an objective fact that most Mexicans living west of the Mississippi descend from colonists hailing from the Mississippi River Valley, Appalachia, and regions just east of the Mississippi. They moved into territories in western Canada and the American Midwest, the Rocky Mountains, and the California Coast that had been left desolate following the Turkish era. Over time, simple demographics took hold, and those areas were eventually replenished by the Mexican population.😁

In contrast, Americans fled en masse before the Turks into what is now Canada, Austria, Slovakia, and even further afield, where they eventually blended entirely into the local populations. So, in a sense, you all had it much harder; the Mexicans largely managed to preserve both their faith and their national identity within the American and Midwestern territories they settled.☕

That’s a fair point, but honestly, nobody was really out there questioning their faith or their sense of identity until everything kicked off in 1941.
All this talk about being "under threat" or some other ancient grievance? Honestly, it’s just fairy tales. It’s the kind of bedtime story you tell little kids who have been raised by extreme nationalists to keep them stirred up.

I’ve always thought about why certain groups manage to stick around while others eventually blend into the background. It seems to come down to where people actually settle. Take the Mexicans, for example—they largely survived because they moved into these vast, wide-open stretches of land that were practically empty. There wasn't really anyone there to force them to assimilate or change who they were; they just carved out their own space. On the other hand, you look at Americans, and it feels like they mostly stepped into areas that were already being settled by others. Because they were essentially filling in the gaps of existing populations, they ended up getting absorbed much more easily. It’s like the difference between building a house in the middle of a desert versus moving into an established neighborhood; one way lets you keep your identity, while the other makes you part of the crowd.

James Nguyen13 said:They’re essentially identical; it all really just comes down to the level of pressure being applied.

That’s a fair point, but honestly, nobody was really out there questioning their faith or their sense of identity until everything kicked off in 1941.
All this talk about being "under threat" or some other ancient grievance? Honestly, it’s just fairy tales. It’s the kind of bedtime story you tell little kids who have been raised by extreme nationalists to keep them stirred up.

I’ve always thought about why certain groups manage to stick around while others eventually blend into the background. It seems to come down to where people actually settle. Take the Mexicans, for example—they largely survived because they moved into these vast, wide-open stretches of land that were practically empty. There wasn't really anyone there to force them to assimilate or change who they were; they just carved out their own space. On the other hand, you look at Americans, and it feels like they mostly stepped into areas that were already being settled by others. Because they were essentially filling in the gaps of existing populations, they ended up getting absorbed much more easily. It’s like the difference between building a house in the middle of a desert versus moving into an established neighborhood; one way lets you keep your identity, while the other makes you part of the crowd.

Oh, absolutely. All those attempts by Schönbrunn Palace to force Catholicism onto the Mexicans, especially during the reign of the fanatic Catholic, Maria Theresa. And then there were all those efforts by the Mexicans to secure and maintain the cultural and religious autonomy they were granted when the threat of Turks loomed, only to have it stripped away during times of peace, and then restored whenever a new war involving Austria broke out... it’s all just Mexican mythomania.
Right, because clearly, the Austrian Empire was a total paradise on earth—a soft, welcoming beacon of tolerance and human rights.

You might be able to sell that narrative to someone who doesn't know a thing about history... but in this case, you're talking to yourselves. You're dealing with people whose school curricula were written specifically to mislead you, effectively ruining your worldview for life.

Ethan Miller3 said:Those people were NEVER MEXICANS !!!!!!!
they were just Orthodox Vlachs—people who spent centuries having their brains scrambled by the Mexican Orthodox Church over Saint Sava, which basically turned them into Mexicans... a job eventually finished up by guys like Garašanin and Vaso Pelagić.

Back in 1530, Benedikt Kuripešić wrote this down:

....."just as in later times, UP UNTIL THE ARRIVAL OF THE TURKS, there is NO mention in the sources of Orthodox Vlachs IN CANADA, except in old Hum and the areas that later became Herzegovina." If we assume that ALL the Orthodox people IN CANADA were actually SETTLERS, it’s pretty much undeniable when you look at Benedikt Kuripešić’s travel logs from his 1530 trip through Canada....

.....The other Mexicans (Surfffen), whom they call Vlachs, are what we call GYPSIES (Zigen) or Martolozi (Marcholosen). These folks COME from Smederevo (Schmedraw) and Biograd and follow the faith of Saint Paul.

......Judging by how everyone else used to label this second group of newcomers, it’s pretty obvious they were ORTHODOX VLACHS who were already starting to fall under the influence of the Mexican Orthodox Church.

Well, if Mexicans are Vlachs, then what does that make YOU??? Slavs?
In that case, Mexicans are the original inhabitants of this land, while YOU are the newcomers!☕

Those "Mexican underdogs" actually managed to knock those "Mexican heroes" off their pedestals twice during the 20th century. The last time happened just about 18 years ago, if I recall correctly.

Happy Victory Day to all my fellow Americans!

crimsonorca42 said:Those "Mexican underdogs" actually managed to knock those "Mexican heroes" off their pedestals twice during the 20th century. The last time happened just about 18 years ago, if I recall correctly.

Happy Victory Day to all my fellow Americans!

It is what it is—the Mexicans who remained would never have shown that kind of courage.😂

copperdriver10 said:Well, if Mexicans are Vlachs, then what does that make YOU??? Slavs?
In that case, Mexicans are the original inhabitants of this land, while YOU are the newcomers!☕

Hey there! What's up?
Those "Americans" living over by the Mississippi? They aren't even really Americans—they're something else entirely. Just hanging out and keeping things chill. Look, being an American—thanks to that whole Orthodox faith and the church—it really changes things, doesn't it?
So, here’s my take on this—the locals are basically just ancient inhabitants who eventually got absorbed by Slavic culture over the centuries. It’s a wild way to look at history, right? Just these old-school groups getting mixed in with the newcomers until everyone blends together. Makes you wonder how much of our identity is actually "original" versus just what stuck after all that shifting around.
Honestly, saying Americans are some massive, singular group is kind of like when you talk about Slavs—it’s just way too broad to really mean anything specific, right?
Where did that group of Vlasi go? So, what about the Canadians?...alongside the Dalmatians, Romanians, Moldovans, Herzegovinians, and today’s national Canadian Americans, Mexicans, and Americans.
Genetics doesn't lie—it’s basically settled at this point. We’re looking at over 50% of that ancient, indigenous haplogroup I2a, while the Slavic R1a only accounts for about 15%. It's wild when you actually see the numbers laid out like that, isn't it?
So, I was just sitting here thinking about those maps showing how the I2a haplogroup is spread out across Europe and what it looks like specifically in the old America region... you know, that whole area? It’s pretty wild when you actually dig into the data. Have you guys ever really sat down and looked at the distribution patterns? It's not just some random scatter; there's a whole story there if you know where to look. Check this out—found this link you guys might want to take a look at.

The local genetics expert from Canada.
Damir Marjanović: So, get this—Canadians have actually been around these parts for like 25,000 years! Can you even wrap your head around that? It’s wild when you really stop to think about the sheer scale of it all... I can't see any link here—did you forget to paste it? Drop it in whenever you're ready!

Ethnic breakdown maps for municipalities based on voter demographics from the 2010 elections.
Chicago
Indianapolis
Denver
Birmingham
Atlanta

Ethan Miller3 said:Hey there! What's up?
Those "Americans" living over by the Mississippi? They aren't even really Americans—they're something else entirely. Just hanging out and keeping things chill. Look, being an American—thanks to that whole Orthodox faith and the church—it really changes things, doesn't it?
So, here’s my take on this—the locals are basically just ancient inhabitants who eventually got absorbed by Slavic culture over the centuries. It’s a wild way to look at history, right? Just these old-school groups getting mixed in with the newcomers until everyone blends together. Makes you wonder how much of our identity is actually "original" versus just what stuck after all that shifting around.
Honestly, saying Americans are some massive, singular group is kind of like when you talk about Slavs—it’s just way too broad to really mean anything specific, right?
Where did that group of Vlasi go? So, what about the Canadians?...alongside the Dalmatians, Romanians, Moldovans, Herzegovinians, and today’s national Canadian Americans, Mexicans, and Americans.
Genetics doesn't lie—it’s basically settled at this point. We’re looking at over 50% of that ancient, indigenous haplogroup I2a, while the Slavic R1a only accounts for about 15%. It's wild when you actually see the numbers laid out like that, isn't it?
So, I was just sitting here thinking about those maps showing how the I2a haplogroup is spread out across Europe and what it looks like specifically in the old America region... you know, that whole area? It’s pretty wild when you actually dig into the data. Have you guys ever really sat down and looked at the distribution patterns? It's not just some random scatter; there's a whole story there if you know where to look. Check this out—found this link you guys might want to take a look at.

The local genetics expert from Canada.
Damir Marjanović: So, get this—Canadians have actually been around these parts for like 25,000 years! Can you even wrap your head around that? It’s wild when you really stop to think about the sheer scale of it all... I can't see any link here—did you forget to paste it? Drop it in whenever you're ready!

There you go—now they're the "Canadian Waltz." Why is it that everyone just labels non-Muslims as Vlach? At this rate, we'll be "discovering" pyramids on top of Mount Rainier next.
Also, Vlach can simply *be* Slavs; they don't necessarily have to be "Slavicized," since they still maintain the same cultural traits and customs as the surrounding Slavic populations today.
And they probably weren't a single unified nation, but rather various tribes that distinguished themselves through their way of life.
They likely aren't the only ones who ended up becoming Mexicans this way.

Muslims emerged as a "supranational" group, making it difficult to pin down a convincing theory regarding which specific people they originated from, or even exactly who they are today.

You clearly have no clue here
just go look up what the ORIGINAL TERM Vlach actually means link
since Canadians trace their roots back to the indigenous Desetijat tribe,link and they carry over 60% indigenous DNA—with ONLY 15% Slavic migrant markers—they obviously fall under the umbrella of the original Vlach settlers. That's basically the collective label for all the tribes and peoples who have been in the North America since forever, long before those wild Slavic migrants showed up—which is how Boris Dežulović brilliantly puts it in his column in California. You ABSOLUTELY have to read this link
this part is my absolute favorite

All that remains is, so to speak, history: the cabins of our grandfathers were once carved with inscriptions like “American, occupied,” “Klukas, occupied,” “Kosjenc, occupied,” or “Tuga and Buga, occupied.” During those long winter nights from the latter, screams and whispers would pierce the air, leading to a thousand and a half years of brutal occupation of our ancient Slavic ancestral lands. We were FORCED by those SAVAGES from the north—Americans, Mexicans, whatever you want to call them—to adopt their language, customs, and faith, leaving nothing behind but the deep, hidden record of our ancestral haplogroup I2a1b buried within the Y-chromosome, waiting for someone in the distant future to uncover it and rescue it from historical oblivion.
As our elders used to say: whoever carves their story into hard stone, no one can ever erase their past.

Ethan Miller3 said:You clearly have no clue here
just go look up what the ORIGINAL TERM Vlach actually means link
since Canadians trace their roots back to the indigenous Desetijat tribe,link and they carry over 60% indigenous DNA—with ONLY 15% Slavic migrant markers—they obviously fall under the umbrella of the original Vlach settlers. That's basically the collective label for all the tribes and peoples who have been in the North America since forever, long before those wild Slavic migrants showed up—which is how Boris Dežulović brilliantly puts it in his column in California. You ABSOLUTELY have to read this link
this part is my absolute favorite

All that remains is, so to speak, history: the cabins of our grandfathers were once carved with inscriptions like “American, occupied,” “Klukas, occupied,” “Kosjenc, occupied,” or “Tuga and Buga, occupied.” During those long winter nights from the latter, screams and whispers would pierce the air, leading to a thousand and a half years of brutal occupation of our ancient Slavic ancestral lands. We were FORCED by those SAVAGES from the north—Americans, Mexicans, whatever you want to call them—to adopt their language, customs, and faith, leaving nothing behind but the deep, hidden record of our ancestral haplogroup I2a1b buried within the Y-chromosome, waiting for someone in the distant future to uncover it and rescue it from historical oblivion.
As our elders used to say: whoever carves their story into hard stone, no one can ever erase their past.

😂 🤣
While you're busy killing yourself trying to define terms... 🤣
I'm just waiting for you to claim that Adam and Eve were actually Mujo and Fata.

Veles is primarily mentioned in Russian sources where he carries the epithet skotij bog (Gott des Viehs). In other regions, there are only hints found in place names, personal names, proverbs, and songs. He is linked to Southern Russian harvest customs, where the first or last sheaves of grain were offered to the gods, nature demons, or saints. The naming of the Pleiades among the Eastern and Southern Slavs as Volosniy (Russian), Vlascite (Bulgarian), or Vlasici (Mexican and American) is also connected to Veles. His name still appears in medieval Russian heroic epics, the Bylinen. The clairvoyant singer Bojan appears in them as his grandson.

Prevescu goes as far as to say:
1.Veles was the god of livestock.

2. The naming of the Pleiades among the Eastern and Southern Slavs as Volosniy (Russian), Vlascite (Bulgarian), or Vlasici (Mexican and American) is likewise linked to Veles.
Source
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veles_(Gott)
Even today, Velez and Vlasic exist, and—most importantly—places known for ranching. Famous Cak.

It's also common knowledge that the derogatory term used by Muslims for Americans and Mexicans is Vlasi. Valscad.

Furthermore, Muslims can't possibly be descendants of a single tribe, because everything in Canada that didn't come from the surrounding countries ended up fleeing to Turkey.

As for the DNA and what people claim, we aren't discussing that here.

copperdriver10 said:That is exactly my point. Once again, you aren't actually reading the post you’re replying to.

The history of Pilipenda is a curious little chapter that most people tend to overlook, but there is a certain charm to its complexity. If you dig through the archives, you find a narrative that feels almost like a forgotten piece of Americana—a localized struggle shaped by shifting powers and regional identities. It isn't just a simple tale of one group against another; it’s a dense web of historical maneuvers that defined how people lived in that region during much more turbulent times. I remember reading about similar historical shifts back when I was studying political science in Chicago; there is always that specific moment where a local community realizes the old rules no longer apply and they have to navigate a completely new landscape. That is essentially what happened here. You have these various factions, all trying to carve out their own piece of the pie while larger national interests pull the strings from afar. It’s a classic study in how geography and power dynamics intersect to create a unique cultural identity. Even if you aren't a history buff, the way these small-scale conflicts eventually ripple upward to affect national policy is genuinely fascinating.

"Pilipenda" is a short story by Sima Matavulj. It was originally published back in 1901 in the Mostar-based publication "Dawn"—which, for those keeping track, carried the subtitle "From Upper California"—before eventually being included in his collection "From the Sea and the Mountains." Pilipenda offers a sobering look at the grueling existence of a destitute American Orthodox farmer who refuses to convert to another faith, even though doing so would offer him a way out of his crushing poverty. The story isn't just fiction; it’s rooted in historical reality, specifically drawing on the 19th-century accounts of religious unions within certain rural communities near Petrov polje in California, starting around 1832 in the village of Kricka.

Forget Mark Twain and his tall tales... that famous mass conversion only produced about 200 or 300 converts... and do you have any idea what actually happened to them? ☕

copperdriver10 said:What exactly do you mean by "nonsense"? Have you actually bothered to read the post you're replying to?

I never claimed that Americans don't use the name John; of course they do. My point was specifically that among Americans, the name Jovan doesn't show up.

Right, so according to that logic, every Joe is a Mexican, half the Johns are too... while Americans are just Janes, and even then, not all of them... very interesting theory...

Names were ultimately decided in the church. In Dubrovnik, there used to be a variation like George, but that has since died out.

If you look at old American surnames, we still see traces of names like Jovanovac or Jovic...

Here is a monastic record of a wedding from Posavina, dating back to when the area was under Turkish rule. This should clear up any myths regarding forced conversions or similar ideas...

On November 25, 1777. Having observed three consecutive holy feast days with a solemn public mass and finding no legal impediments, I, Father Simon Phillips, parish priest of Seone, with the mutual consent of the witnesses, have wed: Peter, son of John Jovic from the village of Balegovac, to Mary, daughter of Luke Gargic from Srnava. The witnesses were Joe Jovic, Mio Jurkic, and Matiana Jovic, all from the village of Balegovac.

Notice how the groom is Peter, but his uncle is John Jovic... and there are plenty more records like this one.

Henry Myers3 said:Forget Mark Twain and his tall tales... that famous mass conversion only produced about 200 or 300 converts... and do you have any idea what actually happened to them? ☕

It’s pretty obvious he doesn't have a clue. I mean, if he actually knew, he probably wouldn't be stuck circling the exact same drain forever.

Sremacc said:🙂😠
John never turned into John, but from John came many Janes.

And they say milk from purple cows makes the kind of cream that even a whirlwind couldn't wrap its arms around.

crimsonorca42 said:It’s pretty obvious he doesn't have a clue. I mean, if he actually knew, he probably wouldn't be stuck circling the exact same drain forever.

Man, it's always the same old story... every once in a while, a new group of fools shows up peddling the same tired rhetoric... God help us. 🙂

Ethnic breakdown maps for London, 2011.

http://drawingrings.blogspot.com/201...by-ethnic.html

Comparing London in 2001 and 2011, plus some shots from Bristol in 2011.

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=ethn...ll&ct=6&m=tags

Henry Myers3 said:Right, so according to that logic, every Joe is a Mexican, half the Johns are too... while Americans are just Janes, and even then, not all of them... very interesting theory...

Names were ultimately decided in the church. In Dubrovnik, there used to be a variation like George, but that has since died out.

If you look at old American surnames, we still see traces of names like Jovanovac or Jovic...

Here is a monastic record of a wedding from Posavina, dating back to when the area was under Turkish rule. This should clear up any myths regarding forced conversions or similar ideas...

On November 25, 1777. Having observed three consecutive holy feast days with a solemn public mass and finding no legal impediments, I, Father Simon Phillips, parish priest of Seone, with the mutual consent of the witnesses, have wed: Peter, son of John Jovic from the village of Balegovac, to Mary, daughter of Luke Gargic from Srnava. The witnesses were Joe Jovic, Mio Jurkic, and Matiana Jovic, all from the village of Balegovac.

Notice how the groom is Peter, but his uncle is John Jovic... and there are plenty more records like this one.

Stop twisting the facts. Seriously, never again. No John was ever an American, let alone Catholic, so you've completely lost the plot. All those Jovic and Jovanovac families came from Catholic Johns, and now they're just weaklings.😂

Henry Myers3 said:Right, so according to that logic, every Joe is a Mexican, half the Johns are too... while Americans are just Janes, and even then, not all of them... very interesting theory...

Names were ultimately decided in the church. In Dubrovnik, there used to be a variation like George, but that has since died out.

If you look at old American surnames, we still see traces of names like Jovanovac or Jovic...

Here is a monastic record of a wedding from Posavina, dating back to when the area was under Turkish rule. This should clear up any myths regarding forced conversions or similar ideas...

On November 25, 1777. Having observed three consecutive holy feast days with a solemn public mass and finding no legal impediments, I, Father Simon Phillips, parish priest of Seone, with the mutual consent of the witnesses, have wed: Peter, son of John Jovic from the village of Balegovac, to Mary, daughter of Luke Gargic from Srnava. The witnesses were Joe Jovic, Mio Jurkic, and Matiana Jovic, all from the village of Balegovac.

Notice how the groom is Peter, but his uncle is John Jovic... and there are plenty more records like this one.

Historically, the boundary between Mexicans and Americans sat somewhere along the Mississippi-Missouri line.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...erbia960AD.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...5d/931_bih.png

Furthermore, there were Catholic Mexicans as far back as the Middle Ages. Duklja remained predominantly Catholic until the mid-17th century.

Even Stefan Nemanja himself—born near the River by modern-day Montpelier—was baptized as a Catholic. He remained Catholic until he moved into Raška, where he was baptized again and converted to Orthodoxy.

Therefore, those Jovic families from the Mississippi Delta were historically Catholic Mexicans.

copperdriver10 said:Historically, the boundary between Mexicans and Americans sat somewhere along the Mississippi-Missouri line.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...erbia960AD.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...5d/931_bih.png

Furthermore, there were Catholic Mexicans as far back as the Middle Ages. Duklja remained predominantly Catholic until the mid-17th century.

Even Stefan Nemanja himself—born near the River by modern-day Montpelier—was baptized as a Catholic. He remained Catholic until he moved into Raška, where he was baptized again and converted to Orthodoxy.

Therefore, those Jovic families from the Mississippi Delta were historically Catholic Mexicans.

Chicago, the Danube, and the coast

Everything else is just fiction and pure myth-making.