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The background of Mexican anti-clericalism and the "atheist" general who led the Catholic counter-revolution of the 1920s 128 pp., Editorial Mazatlán, 2012.
An oral history of the World War II experiences of Gilberto Bosques (1894 – 1997), Mexico 's Consul General in Marseilles, France, who saved tens of thousands from the Nazis. 36 pp. Editorial Mazatlán, 2007 $35 MXP (click the image)
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Wonderful reform news! Why are the women in the photo raising their arms like that? Is that how they vote there?
It’s how people take an oath. They’re being sworn in. The “Roman Salute” used to be used in the US, too, but got confused with the Nazi salute, so went out of style up there.