Writer

Alexandra V. Mendez

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Decoding a Cross-Cultural Codex

The Florentine Codex is a manifestation of what Latin America is today: a blend of indigenous, European, African, and global voices that creates new forms of expression.


Old Gods' Tales, New Reading

The excerpt tells how the heroic god Quetzalcóatl braves the underworld and the dual gods who reign there.


My Jaguar: Nickname and Nahual

For many Mesoamericans the jaguar was more than just a symbol; it was the crux of their identities.


Sifting the Ashes of an Older American Dream

This was a different America—the original America, the forgotten America, now strange.