Guillermo Aranda , Untitled, 1971
A Chicano man holds two skulls, calaveras, in his hands. Behind him on one side is a Spanish Conquistador plunging a knife into the skull, destroying it, symbolizing the way the conquistadors destroyed the Aztec and Mayan culture. Behind him on the other side is an indigenous person and a plant is sprouting from the skull. The roots are visible, extending down into the skull. These roots indicate the indigenous origins of Chicano culture.
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