Have you ever heard about Coatlicue? Coyolxauhqui? Or maybe even Huitzilopochtli? In this minisode, tune in to hear some of the lore behind these gods and their influence to not only the Mexica but the influence throughout the last century.

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TW: brief mention of decapitation/dismemberment and events of the September 11 attacks

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Gloria Anzaldúa - https://gloriaeanzaldua.com/

San Francisco Arts Commission Street SmARTs Program - https://www.sfartscommission.org/information-for/murals

David Ocelotl Garcia - https://www.ocelotlart.com/

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Some sources include the following:

“The Story of Mexico: Ancient Mexico” by R. Conrad Stein

https://apnews.com/article/mexico-lunar-goddess-coyolxauhqui-mexica-museum-exhibit-bf1136a0d8c89c2541ad6ac67412e515

https://www.proquest.com/openview/49ddb29f006ef43204a0372d182ebdbd/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

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Music by lenoxbeatmaker (IG).