By Juan Carlos Espinosa Mexico City, Dec 29 (EFE).- Not even the most respected authorities on the history of Mexican art would dare to try to sum up muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros (1898-1974) in a single word. The future artist, soldier, labor organizer and Communist militant who tried to assassinate Leon Trotsky was born 125 …
<p>Conceived by a Congressman to honor the contributions of ethnic Mexicans to American society, Hispanic Heritage Month is based in a mythical Spanish past that obscures the indigenous history of the west and legitimates the succession of power from Iberian to Anglo elites. </p>
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<p>Conceived by a Congressman to honor the contributions of ethnic Mexicans to American society, Hispanic Heritage Month is based in a mythical Spanish past that obscures the indigenous history of the west and legitimates the succession of power from Iberian to Anglo elites. </p>
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