Los indígenas: ¿víctimas o actores de la construcción del Estado-Nación?

Abstract

When observing mexicain paintings and engravings made and after the revolution and comparing them to those produced during the governments of Porfirio Díaz, one can perceive how the history of a nation conceived as half-blood was built and simplified over some periods. Presenting Indians as victims of the colonial and (later) dictatorial oppression allows to justify the wars of Independence and the Mexican Revolution. In which extend are the victims included in the group of actors of these foundational events?

Keywords

• history
• race
• identity
• representation
• nation
• image