Also at San Ildefonso was an exhibition commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Zapatista Movement. In 1994 the Zapatista Army of National Liberation, EZLN, coordinated a 12-day uprising in the state of Chiapas, Mexico in protest of the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The organization’s goals were around agrarian reform and protecting indigenous rights. Though successful in promoting their programs in several cities in rural Chiapas, in the last several years they have been under threat by not only by their traditional opponents, paramilitary groups and the Mexican army, they are now threatened by narco cartels and a drop off in adherents. (Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapatista_uprising)
CNI is the National Indigenous Congress inaugurated by the EZLN. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Indigenous_Congress
Stars in the firmament of Mexican culture: top left, Father Miguel Hidalgo, credited with uttering the cry for freedom that sparked the war of independence from Spain; top right Emiliano Zapata, one of the insurgent leaders in the Mexican Revolution; bottom left, subcomandante Marcos, first leader of the Zapatista movement; I don’t know who the guy on the bottom right is; and front and centre, Virgin of Guadalupe
A few photos from an excellent exhibition of three contemporary Mexican photographers at the Museo Archivo de la Fotografía.
And some random stuff
Quinceañera dresses. The Quinceañera is a coming coming out birthday for girls on their 15th birthday. It’s a big deal in Mexican culture as the dresses might suggest
And on we go. Stay tuned………..
Wanderings Onward 