From South Asia to Mexico, from slave to spiritual icon, this woman’s life is a snapshot of Spain’s colonization – and the Pacific slave trade history that books often leave out
When the Spanish colonizers arrived, their Christianization project began by destroying the very foundation of our indigenous faith. They broke the Anitos. They silenced the chants. They erased every ritual that didn’t serve the cross. What was once sacred became feared. What was once power became persecution.
Colonizers didn’t understand that. In... See more
Colonizers didn’t understand that. In... See more
Babaylan, Bye Bye Lang : The National Colonial Amnesia
The ancient psychedelics myth: ‘People tell tourists the stories they think are interesting for them’
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