Today In Latin American History
Mexican president Manuel Ávila Camacho, who led his country during the time of the Second World War, was born in the state of Puebla on April 24, 1897. It was during Ávila Camacho’s six year term in office that Mexico’s main contribution to the war effort, the Bracero Program, began operations. The program would eventually bring hundreds of thousands of temporary workers from Mexico to the United States throughout its 22 year history. Mexico also sent a small airborne squadron, dubbed the Águilas Aztecas, to fight in the Phillipines towards the end of the war.
Cancun-based journalist and human rights activist, Lydia Cacho Ribeiro.
Emma Tenayuca led a strike by pecan shellers in 1938, when she was 21. The strike lasted three months, and the number of strikers and supporters reached 12,000.
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A feminist symbol of the Mexican Revolution, La Adelita was the name of a woman soldier, a soldadera, who followed the troops, helped set up camp, and cooked for the soldiers
The legend states that Adelita was a woman who fought in the Revolution. It is not known if she actually existed as an individual, but she came to epitomize all soldaderas and courageous women of that period.
La Adelita is more than a romantic image to modern-day Chicanas. She continues to symbolize feminine independence, integrity, the fight or justice, and a proud heritage.
Rafaela G. Castro, Chicano Folklore: A Guide to the Folktales, Traditions, Rituals and Religious Practices of Mexican Americans
“America needs to embrace it’s diversity.”
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“Only Mexicans can make this awkward ass instrument sexy” - laprima510
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