History People of Spanish descent havd been living in the southwestern part of the United States since before the territory was annexed into the United States. Mexico prior to 1821 had been a colony of the Spanish empire, only establishing independence in the aftermath of the Mexican war of independence As a result of the Mexican–American War, “most of this area, almost half of Mexico's northern territory, was ceded to the United States, and approximately 80,000 Spanish-Mexican-Indian people suddenly became inhabitants of the United States”. After the war, the United States acquired a huge chunk of land and, as a result all of the Mexican nationals living in the area were now part of the United States. Citizens of the U.S. began flooding into the area to find land to live on. Texas Migration History 1850-2017 (2021). Available at: URL (Accessed: 1 April 2021). La Llorona Drawing of the La Llorona The most famous example of a woman in Chicano folklore is La Llorona, the weeping woman. There are a few different variations of La Llorona, but the common consensus is that she is the ghost of a murderous mother who haunts near water like river banks or lake shores. She is always described as having long hair, down below her waist, and is seen wearing a white gown. As the tale goes, her lover left her with their two children. Angry, she drowned her children in an act of revenge or grief. For that reason, she is doomed to walk the earth forever in search of her children. La Llorona “serves as a cultural allegory, instructing people how to live and act within established social mores”. Her tale is often used as a bedtime story to get children to go to sleep or behave when out in public. However, to others her legend is just another spooky story meant to scare children. Given the popularity of the legend, there are many works done by “folklorists, literary critics, anthropologists, and feminist writers. Children's books, short stories, novels, and films” are just a few of the ways La Llorona has been inscribed into history. As Gloria Anzaldua, a scholar of Chicana cultural and feminist theory, talked about in her article “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”, living on the U.S. side of the border made it hard for Hispanics to relate to their national identity because of the oppression by Anglos. Anglos forced those of Hispanic descent to speak English at schools  . Anzaldua stated how she remembered being caught speaking Spanish at recess and got “three licks on the knuckles with a sharp ruler.” Aztlan Mythical homeland of Aztlan Aztlan is the legendary homeland of the Aztecs. During the 1960s  Chicanos living in the greater American Southwest began to use the concept of Aztlan as a way to show their pride in their national identity. It came to be known as a mythical homeland for Mexican Americans ; an imaginary place "based on a revival of Mexicanismo". Aztlan was a place that was inclusive to all those of Hispanic descent and encouraged them to support one another.
History People of Spanish descent have been living in the southwestern part of the United States since before the territory was annexed into the United States. Mexico prior to 1821 had been a colony of the Spanish empire, only establishing independence in the aftermath of the Mexican war of independence As a result of the Mexican–American War, “most of this area, almost half of Mexico's northern territory, was ceded to the United States, and approximately 80,000 Spanish-Mexican-Indian people suddenly became inhabitants of the United States”. After the war, the United States acquired a huge chunk of land and, as a result all of the Mexican nationals living in the area were now part of the United States. Citizens of the U.S. began flooding into the area to find land to live on. Texas Migration History 1850-2017 (2021). Available at: URL (Accessed: 1 April 2021). La Llorona Drawing of the La Llorona The most famous example of a woman in Chicano folklore is La Llorona, the weeping woman. There are varying different variations of La Llorona, but the common consensus is that she is the ghost of a murderous mother who haunts near water like river banks or lake shores. She is always described as having long hair, down below her waist, and is seen wearing a white gown. As the tale goes, her lover left her with their two children. Angry, she drowned her children in an act of revenge or grief. For that reason, she is doomed to walk the earth forever in search of her children. La Llorona “serves as a cultural allegory, instructing people how to live and act within established social mores”. Her tale is often used as a bedtime story to get children to go to sleep or behave when out in public. However, to others her legend is just another spooky story meant to scare children. Given the popularity of the legend, there are many works done by “folklorists, literary critics, anthropologists, and feminist writers. Children's books, short stories, novels, and films” are just a few of the ways La Llorona has been inscribed into history. As Gloria Anzaldua, a scholar of Chicana cultural and feminist theory, discussed in her article “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”, living on the U.S. side of the border made it difficult for Hispanics to relate to their national identity due to their oppression by Anglo-Saxon colonizers. These colonizing groups forced those of Hispanic descent to speak English at schools and other institutions . Anzaldua stated how she recalled being caught speaking Spanish at recess and got “three licks on the knuckles with a sharp ruler.” Aztlan Mythical homeland of Aztlan Aztlan is the legendary homeland of the Aztecs. During the 1960s , Chicanos living in the greater American Southwest began to use the concept of Aztlan as a way to show their pride in their national identity. It came to be known as a mythical homeland for those of Mexican American heritage ; an imaginary place "based on a revival of Mexicanismo". Aztlan was a place that was inclusive to all those of Hispanic descent and encouraged them to support one another.
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