El Tejanito visits México
The National Association for Chicano/Chicana Studies (NACCS) held its 1998
Annual Conference in Mexico City. El Tejanito left Austin by car at 6:30 a.m.
for the airport in San Antonio. Ah, the miracle of modern transportation!
By 3:00 that afternoon, El Tejanito was overlooking the expansive Capitol
of Mexico from the peaceful hillside of Tepeyac, where the Indian Juan Diego
first saw the apparition of La Virgen de Guadalupe, madrecita de las Americas.
A photographer's stand at Tepeyac
La Basílica de Guadalupe sits at the base of the hillside of
Tepeyac. Three different Basilicas occupy the space, representing three
different eras of Mexican history. My favorite is the middle one which
was constructed at the turn of the eighteenth century. The structure is
cracked due to earthquakes and an unstable foundation; and it is gradually
sinking into the ground because Mexico City was built on a lake. I don't
know which was more skewed--the Basílica or Tejanito's camera.
Los colegas
Here is a picture of El Tejanito's colleagues (and friends!), who traipsed
and tramped with him through Mexico City. A great time was had by all; and
I will never forget it!
Los socios
Gay Pride Parade
¡ Y que coinky-dinky! Mexico's Marcha de Orgullo
was held on the same weekend as the NACCS Conference. See the above link
to view some photos of the parade.
Updated: 06 June 1999
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