J. Zimmerman
(January 2004; originally in Spanish.)
Harry Potter in Spanish -- en Español
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Studying Spanish in Mexico.
Películas Españolas.
Books on Learning Spanish.
Los Aztecas: sus números, sus días y sus dioses.
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Teach Yourself Quick Fix Spanish Grammar by Keith Chambers. (Great for quick studies and desperate revisers.) |
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In 1946 or 1947 (shortly after the end of World War II) Alfredo Zalce engraved "the Wounded". (1) It is in a world-wide tradition of paintings with such a title. In Mexico, for example, Diego Rivera finished a mural called "the Wounded" (2.03 x 1.53 ms) about November 1928. (2) It is in the Secretariat of Public Education (el Patio de las Fiestas, Corrido de la Revolución).
Here is "El Herido", the engraving by Zalce: (1)
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In the front plane of Zalce's engraving, we see the back of three men. The man of the center has a bandaged head, leg, and foot. The men on each side of him wear sandals and hats that indicate they are farmers. They strongly support the man in the center. Without their aid, he would not make any progress and probably he would fall.
The ground beneath their feet and ahead of them is rough and stony. It has few plants. In the distance is an abandoned property No owner or animals or crops are visible.
The three men have dark skin and the man in the center is darkest. Also he is taller than the other men. These characteristics suggest that he is a damaged survivor of the inhabitants of this land before the arrival of the Spaniards. Let us say that he is an Aztec.
The direction of these men over the earth is ambiguous. Because we see their back, the men could be approaching towards the property. However, the man of the left inclines towards the left. So it is likely the men go to some other place that is more hospitable than the property, perhaps to one of their homes.
Both farmers watch the Earth. The Aztec raises his head towards the property, although it is the source of his wound.
The engraving concerns the traditional themes of the other art, muralism, that include history, identity, nationalism, and agriculture. The movement of the men indicates a progress towards the future. The engraving uses the forms of idealism and realism.
At first sight, then:
There is not merely a single wounded one. Yes, the Aztec is wounded. But also both farmers are wounded (working in sterile earth). And the property and the Earth are wounded, being abandoned.
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