Look at that child, have Indian blood and English side. Look closely: look who speaks Mayan and write Castilian. It is home to the voices that are said and written words. It is neither land nor the wind. In it, the reason and feeling are twisted. It is not down or up. Is where it belongs.
Ermilo Abreu Gómez. The placement of a monument dedicated to the conquerors Francisco de Montejo, the front, and Francisco de Montejo, the waiter in the city of Merida is a fact simply outrageous. Los Montejo represent the murder of thousands of Indians are not simply characters who left "their precious cultural heritage of blood, language and religion" as the historian Juan Francisco Pawn Ancona. If we wanted to celebrate the heritage of the English, to begin with one should take into consideration the indigenous element. Why not make an allegory of miscegenation? "An allegory of what resulted from the union of the indigenous culture and European culture?
On June 29, Father Raul Lugo
wrote an article entitled The statue and the birds whose last lines proposed for the Oct. 12 "to make a statement at the beginning of Paseo de Montejo, to break down the statue that was recently posted to the shame of those who inhabit these lands. " Ego
bloggers like and
Genner Llanes Ortiz Jesus and writers such as José Díaz Cervera
also addressed the issue in their respective areas and even took up the proposal of the priest: "In Merida was unveiled a statue of Francisco de Montejo. Usually I feel ashamed to be Meridian, but now that feeling is more powerful than usual. Calls to demolish the statue on 12 October, have begun circulating on the Internet. I'll be there with my hammer "Ego end his sarcastic article.
Former Mayor Cesar Bojorquez, whose last act as head of the city was the unveiling of the statue, said that this homage "means paying a debt to the meridians and those who were founders of this city." Did I really need the monument of Montejo on the main avenue of Merida City and named after the conquistadors? A subdivision, a school and even un trío musical no son suficiente homenaje? En contraste, que importantes avenidas lleven los nombres “Itzaes” y “Cupules” no es suficiente reconocimiento al pueblo maya.
El padre Lugo escribió que “de julio a octubre habrá mucho tiempo para que esta invitación circule por la red, crezca la convocatoria y para que personas y organizaciones interesadas planeen los detalles para mejor realizar esa acción reivindicatoria.” Tiene razón: en Facebook existe ya un grupo llamado “Los que no queremos una estatua de Francisco de Montejo en Mérida” y, como señalé anteriormente, el poeta José Díaz Cervera escribió al respecto al igual que blogueros como Ego and Genner Llanes Ortiz Jesus, and organizations such as AC
Kuxa'ano'on also raised their voice. However, this proposal also has its detractors as the site
noticiasmerida.org , which has been tasked with flimsy arguments to criticize those who oppose the tribute driven Prohispen prohistoria Board. I think these events are definitely the start of something bigger.
I am convinced that the proposal is not viable Lugo father but I do agree that a tribute to those who destroyed this earth is simply a shameful act and lacked historical consciousness. It is not anti-Hispanic attitudes but to see things in their proper perspective.
