Madre’s Secretas
MEXICO IS ALWAYS UNEARTHING A NEW SECRET whether it is buried gods or buried ruins. That is because of how very old she is. She has many stories to tell. This time it is buried soldiers, ghosts from the USA’s invasion into México in the mid-1800s, still whispering today.
MEXICO IS ALWAYS UNEARTHING A NEW SECRET whether it is buried gods or buried ruins. That is because of how very old she is. She has many stories to tell.
This time it is buried soldiers, ghosts from the USA’s invasion into México in the mid-1800s, still whispering today.
The remains of what appear to be four US soldiers who died in 1846 during the Mexican-American war have been found, Mexican officials have said.
The skeletons were found at the site of the Battle of Monterrey in northern Mexico alongside relics indicating the bodies were US soldiers. [...]
Experts had previously thought the site contained a mass grave for Mexicans but only the US troops have been found.
Measurements of the skulls and bones, plus US coins and other items found with the skeletons, have led Mexican archaeologists to conclude the remains are US war dead.
Mexico’s state archaeological agency said the bodies were found in several digs between 1996 and 2008 but it took a long time to identify the remains because it was believed only Mexicans were buried at the battle site.
An official with the agency told the Associated Press news agency there were plans to carry out DNA tests and inform the soldiers’ relatives, if possible.
I have seen that mural in Mexico City. It’s very powerful to look up and see it…
That’s very interesting about the graves and who’s in them.
I can’t wait to see it for myself. I can imagine. It is haunting just looking at a little jpg here…and I do understand the impact of paintings vs jpgs being an artist who uses both. It is interesting, qué no? I’m gonna keep my eye on it. In fact, an amigo who comes round sometimes calling himself “el pinche guero” wrote on it, too. His post should have shown a trackback here…but disappointingly, no trackbacks are showing since I upgraded my blog software.