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 12. THE COLLAPSE OF THE CLASSICAL PERIOD.

The end or collapse of the late Classical period is to date, one of the greatest mankind mysteries. In fact, all the Anahuac glory for more than a thousand years and which was preceded by almost six thousand years of formative period, called the Preclassical period; was mysteriously truncated.

At the same time, in all Cem Anahuac, men and women of knowledge destroyed themselves, the ancient centers of research and education, now known as archaeological sites. Covered them with dirt and literally disappeared without leaving any archaeological trace.

Why did they do it? Where did they go? How did they do it? Altogether is a great mystery. The truth is that human beings living in these places disappeared and left in intellectual, spiritual and cultural orphanage those peoples that lived there and were guided by their wisdom and knowledge. The historical Cem Anahuac peoples memory, remembers this event, when light opposing forces, defeated Quetzalcoatl, who had to leave Anahuac, leaving behind the prophecy that he would again return on the year “Uno Caña” to reinstate his Government of wisdom, balance and harmony. Thus ends the period of greatest importance and splendor of the ancient Mexico, approximately between 850 to 900 CE.

''"But, despite the extraordinary social and political organization represented by the Teotihuacan splendor, in the mid-9th century CE, the mysterious, and until now unexplained ruin ensued. This was not an isolated and exceptional event.  In the Maya world something similar occurred at that same time.  The ruin and neglect of the large ritual centers of Uaxacatún, Tikal, Palenque, Yaxchilán, Bonampak, occurred at a time very close to the Teotihuacan collapse. And we must confess that so far there are no convincing explanations of the cause, which can be called the death of the former Mexico Classical splendor." (Miguel Leon Portilla. 1961) ''