Kategori: Aztlan
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Back of the Sagrario Matropolitano
Backside of the Sagrario Metropolitano in Mexico City, DF. This parish church, quite independent of the Cathedral, adjoins it on the east. Built to the design of Lorenzo Rodriguez and consecrated in 1768, the Sagrario Metropolitano is one of the finest examples of Mexican Churrigueresque.
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God People
I am a spiritual being as much as the next José. I have read many words and thoughts which spring forth out of this fountain of faith. Both current thought to early greek notions of the Great Beyond. By far and not least the one that has impacted me the most and thereby influenced me…
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Omar Pimienta
We have a very nice snippet of a side of Aztlán we seldom get to hear. Yes, there are countless of stories about how we came to be in Aztlán but very seldom is there any picture or specific location that pin points the odyssey. A fellow conciudadano of mine, Omar Pimienta, he of the…
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Fantastically Pontius Pilatus
Been sort of following the fuss that a candid outburst by Jessica Alba has created. I first read it here and then occasionally peek here for any further reactions to it. I don’t think Jessica Alba realizes how much rooted racism is there in her candid declaration that she ain’t no’mo Mexican. I don’t think…
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Useless
With the English Only debate raging across the states of the US and a personal conclusion along the linguistic lines of learning a new language there is much to be said regards the topic at hand. English Only is one of those distracting issues which political Republicans in the dual political establishment of Washington tend…
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Stuff
Ready made blogs seem to make it easier for a lot of bloggers. Gone are the days when the blog masses seemed to spend as much on the blog as they spent writing on their blog. I suppose there was a collective short circuit and many just couldn’t deal with the symbiosis of both being…
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Ask a Mexican in the Swedish press
Click on image to enlarge. I could scarcely believe my lying eyes when I landed on the article. ¡Ask a Mexican! By Gustavo Arellano in the Swedish press. I have known of this column since the blogsphere presented it to me some two odd years ago. I had reservations at first but somehow I still…
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Ok
thou sayeth I ain’th a Xicano in every stop in your language thou ain’t sayeth thou What is then one to do with the language wiring which spreadeth itself like a posin ivy down my spiral spine. Thou aren’th born in Califas but in Tijuas. ’tis true sayeth I. That Tijuas saw to it fit…
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pelt
None feeleth the goose bumps as they arise e my brown skin as I hear the tunes cheer for America the blessed one whilst mi head gets stoned for questioneing the status quo
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everytime you go away
Qué lástima que hayan deshecho el coso taurino. Para que vean que los hijos de la prepa Lázaro Cárdenas ningún poder ostentan ante el centralismo que odiamos los verdaderos nativos de Tj, no, para nada. Los dueños del coso taurino ni siquiera hacen vida en Tijuana 1 Tijuana Posible demolición del Toreo de Tijuana 30/01/2007…