El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America
El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America
By
Russell Crandall, Frederick Richardson
A review of Carrie Gibson’s exploration of the colonization of North (and South) America.
This article is adapted from AQ's special report on migration
In 1932, California conservationist Christine Sterling commissioned Mexican artist David Alfaro Siqueiros to paint a mural in Los Angeles’ El Pueblo neighborhood — an urban revival project-cum-tourist attraction in the middle of downtown.
Sterling expected a romantic vision of Mexico’s past, but when the mural was unveiled to a sizeable crowd in October 1932, it was clear that the communist-leaning Siqueiros had different priorities....
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