Father Miguel Hidalgo leading the multi-racial Mexican populace in rebellion against Spain (Mural by Juan O'Gorman)
946 words
Translated by César Tort
Translator’s Note:
The following excerpt is taken from the chapter on “Independence” in A Brief History of Mexico (more…)
David Herbert Lawrence, 1885–1930
522 words
Editor’s Note:
The following passage on America is from D. H. Lawrence’s novel The Plumed Serpent (1926). The Plumed Serpent tells the story of Kate Leslie, an Irish widow of 40, who, to escape her unhappy life, decides to travel to Mexico. She is horrified at Mexico’s ugliness, degeneracy, and backwardness. (more…)
