“Each of us carries his Mexico and his United States within him, a dark and bloody frontier we dare to cross only at night.” SelfAmericaUnited StatesMetaphorMexicoInner ConflictInner Struggle Book:The old gringo Source: The old gringo
“México es un país de fatalidades dinámicas... un país con demasiadas insatisfacciones sepultadas en el tiempo, largos siglos de pobreza, de injusticia, de sueños soterrados.” InjusticeMexicoPobreza Book:The Eagle's Throne Source: The Eagle's Throne
“¿A poco no somos los meros chingones? ¿Sabes? Escoge siempre a tus amigos entre los grandes chingones, porque con ellos no hay quien te chingue a ti.” MexicoLiteratura LatinoamericanaLiteratura Mexicana Book:The death of Artemio Cruz Source: The death of Artemio Cruz
“The Mexican revolution was a break with the past to recover the past. We were trying to deny we had an Indian and a black and a Spanish past. The Mexican Revolution accepted all heritages. It allowed Mexico to be mestizo.” TryingPastBlackBreakRevolutionDenyAcceptedIndianHeritageMexicoMexicanOver The PastMexican Revolution Author:Carlos Fuentes
“Like all of Latin America, Mexico after independence in 1821 turned its back on a triple heritage: on the Spanish heritage, because we were newly liberated colonies, and on our Indian and black heritages, because we considered them backward and barbaric. We looked towards France, England and the U.S., to become progressive democratic republics.” AmericaBlackEnglandIndependenceDemocraticFranceIndianLatinProgressiveRepublicHeritageMexicoLiberatedLatin AmericaColonyBarbaricDemocratic Republic Author:Carlos Fuentes
“Contrary to the macho culture of Mexico, both my grandmothers were very brave young widows. I was always very close to these hard-working, intelligent women.” HardYoungCultureHard WorkIntelligentBraveContraryGrandmotherMexicoMy GrandmotherWidowsMachoIntelligent Women Author:Carlos Fuentes
