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Tag Archives: santa muerte
Summer in Mexico: Monuments, Murals, and Mole, oh my!
It’s summer vacation! My third since starting this blog… And while the past two summers I traveled to Spain primarily for professional reasons (to present at conferences), I also made sure to plan my trips to include some vacation time. … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History
Tagged Chapultapec, Diego Rivera, food, Mexico, mexico city, santa muerte, teotihuacan, travel
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Santa Muerte, the Alluring and Controversial Folk Saint of Death
While the Virgin of Guadalupe is perhaps the most iconic and ubiquitous of Mexican Catholic imagery, Santa Muerte, or Saint Death, is quickly becoming a powerful cultural force herself. Though Santa Muerte is not an officially sanctioned saint, having been … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, US Southwest
Tagged catholicism, crime, culture, death, La virgen de Guadalupe, LGBT, Mexico, narcoculture, queer, religion, santa muerte
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