Around half a century in the past, cats began residing round Mexico’s National Palace. It’s not clear how they first obtained into the military-guarded advanced. But, like cats do, they made themselves proper at home and charmed everybody.
Since then, they’ve grow to be a set asset, a lot in order that many individuals can’t think about the palace with out them.
“I believe that cats are already a symbol of the National Palace. I would no longer understand Palacio Nacional without the presence of the cats, just as we would not understand this world (without cats),” mentioned Adriana Castillo Román, the final director of the National Palace and Cultural Heritage Conservancy.
Mexican Palace Gardens by way of Wikimedia Commons with palace cats by way of YouTube/AP Archive
Now, in a primary in “hiss-tory,” Mexico’s President Obrador has formally declared 19 of those cats “living fixed assets.” He is leaving workplace in October, however has splendidly ensured the cats have care for so long as they reside. And they actually have a palace veterinarian, Jesús Arías, to look after them every day!
Image screenshots by way of YouTube/AP Archive
These well-known cats go in all places and even walk earlier than the President to official ceremonies! Cats have additionally interrupted morning conferences with reporters, who’ve been amewsed.
As far as we’re involved, that is the right process!
“…López Obrador is accompanied by Bowie, Bellof, Nube, Coco, Yema, Ollin, Balam and more, who seem to have found a purr-fect home in the building. López Obrador himself has said the cats ‘dominate’ the palace and often walk in front of him during official ceremonies,” reported AP News.
Image screenshots by way of YouTube/AP Archive
David Bowie Kitty is Among the 19 Palace Cats
One of probably the most recognizable of the palace cats is Bowie, a good-looking orange kitty (see movies beneath).
Bowie the cat
Yes, he’s named after the music icon from the UK, David Bowie, who visited the palace in 1997. We may be assured Bowie could be honored by his charming feline consultant.
Bowie with Cats by way of Facebook
Other cats have names nodding to the traditional Aztecs and the Nahuatl language, like Ollin, a gray and white kitty whose identify means “Movement.” Another cat, Nube’s identify interprets to Cloud. The palace was constructed on the location of an Aztec emperor’s palace and dates again to the 1700s.
Although the Aztecs could not have domesticated cats, Mesoamerican cultures had profound mystical reverence for cats like Jaguars, Pumas, and Ocelots.
Video by the Associated Press:
Here are extra scenes displaying the National Palace’s feline ‘living fixtures’ fortunately roaming the grounds in Mexico City.
Video by AP Archive:
A Cat Helped Unlock the Mayan Code
We beforehand shared the story of a Ukrainian-born linguist, Yuri Knorozov, who credited his beloved cat Asya for serving to him unlock the secrets and techniques of the Mayan glyphs. The historical Mayans dominated territory in southern Mexico and Central America for 1,000 years.
In the 90s, Knorozov received the Order of the Aztec Eagle for his work and mentioned, “In my heart, I will always be Mexican.”
Yuri Knorozov, who deciphered Mayan glyphs with assist from his beloved cat Asya.
Featured photographs: Mexican Palace Gardens by way of Wikimedia Commons with palace cats by way of YouTube/AP Archive
