From Myth to History and from History to Myth: Representations of Pípila, Popular Hero of the Mexican Independence Process

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https://doi.org/10.35588/pa.v11i18.4476

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: Pípila, Mexican Independence, political myth, mythical hypotext

Abstract

The present work analyzes the complex historical position of the Pípila, hero of the Mexican independence. It will be argued that he is a subject in permanent transit between denial and recognition, which acquires the characteristics of a political myth. It seeks to explore the long-running tension between empirical data and imagination about the founding past of national identity, observing the mythical hypotexts that give meaning to the popular hero in a heterogeneous set of representations. His presence will be seen in historical narrations of the 19th and 20th centuries, and in various visual works of the 20th and 21st centuries: comic book, sculpture, mural and illustration.

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Published

2021-06-14

How to Cite

From Myth to History and from History to Myth: Representations of Pípila, Popular Hero of the Mexican Independence Process. (2021). Palimpsesto, 11(18), 19-33. https://doi.org/10.35588/pa.v11i18.4476