The legend of princess Donají.

The legend of princess Donají.

According to the tradition that before the arrival of the Spaniards , when Oaxaca was dominated by a group of Indian nobles belonging to the Zapoteca and Mixteca cultures Cocijoeza King, ruler of the city of Zaachila, had a daughter who was granted Donají name, which means "great soul". 

The legend of princess Donají. 



The cosmogonic tracing the fate of the princess was the priest in charge Tiboot 

Mitla, who predicted a great misfortune for small, since she 

someday sacrifice of love for his people. 


After Mixteca and Zapoteca faced together the Mexica who tried 

conquer the region of Oaxaca to annex to his empire, a series of events 

sowed discord between the two peoples, leading to their estrangement and 

while the onset of violent disputes between them. 


Amid such confrontations, a Mixteca warrior was captured by 

Zapotecas, and made ​​available to the king. During his stay, the princess Donají 

discovered the captive of Nucano name, who at the time was a prince, 

falling for him and caring for him until he had recovered completely, 

time when asked Donají their freedom to continue the struggle. 


Released by the princess, Nucano encouraged his people to end the war, 

Donají while doing the same with his father. Both nations agreed to peace, 

although the suspicion of the Mixtecas did ask them to become Donají 

pledge of peace to ensure the promise of the king, since otherwise it would 

sacrificed. 


Putting the love of his people before his own life, the princess gave notice to 

Zapotec warriors that his jailers would meet in the evening in 

Monte Alban, where they were surprised and decimated by the people of 

Cocijoeza. 


Discovered Donají plan, the Mixtecas decided to take revenge on the king sacrificing.

Princess near the Atoyac River, where he was buried. It's said that the 

time to find his corpse, this presented no traces of putrefaction, and 

his head that he was born a wild lily that immediately became 

symbol of the Zapoteca people. 


Prince Nucano, become governor Donají people dedicated the rest 

of his life to ensuring the people of his beloved until his death, when he finally 

was buried in the church of Cuilapan of Guerrero, which had also been buried Donaji.