Magazines and Pamphlets

Mictla: the nine leveof death

Featuring in this issue: Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Juan Mari Bras, Fidel Castro, Tran Van Dinh, A.W. Sigham, Alice Walker

The cover page reads: “There are two things that you have to remember about making the revolution. One is that some of us are going to get killed. The other is that we are going to win!!!.” It also states that “The issue is dedicated to Guillermo and Beltran Sanchez.” The cover page of the magazine also features the image of four teenage boys holding a placard in front of the Parker Center. Three of the boys together hold a placard with the inscription “Mexican Demand Justica”, while the other’s reads “Chicano Genocide.”

The title of the issue reads: News and Political Thoughts of the Chicana Struggles. The page has the image of two men facing opposite directions, possible natioanlist or revolutionaries. The statement “Wounded Knee” is written above. One of the men carries a firearm.

The cover of Magazín (Vol. 1, No. 9). This edition, titled “La Revista del Mejicano de Tejas,” has a number of important subjects and artists on the cover. The cover lists articles such as “La Mujer Mejicana,” “Hablar de San Juan,” and “Arte de Carmen Lomas Garza”. It also illustrates a man on a horsebark within a yellow oval frame.

The cover of Magazín (vol. 1, No. 7) features the photo of Ramsey Muñiz of the Raza Unida party as he ran for Governor of Texas in 1972. It has the inscription, “Raza Unida’s Ramsey Muñiz.”

The cover of Magazín (vol. 1, No. 8, 1973) illustrates a Latin American artistic representation of a man and woman, both naked, standing next to each other with arms stretched out. Beneath their feet is the globe, displaying in the national flags/symbols of the United States of America and Mexico.

The cover of La Raza (vol. 1, no.4) features the head of a sculpture, possibly a male sculpture. The cover art depicts a stylized, high-contrast illustration of a person’s face.

The cover of the magazine “El Progresso” features at the center a decorative skull wearing long dangling earrings. The printing details include: “Impreso en los Talleres Linotipograficos de ‘Mirabal Printing Company,’” (printed in the company’s linotype workshops)

A law enforcement officer is shown aiming his firearm at a man in front of a building (perhaps a pub and grill) on the cover of La Raza (vol. 4, Special Issue). A mother, a girl child, and other men responding to the circumstances are also captured in the backdrop. The picture is connected to the August 29, 1970, Chicano Moratorium in East Los Angeles. The structure in the backdrop is the Silver Dollar Bar, where a sheriff’s deputy shot a tear gas canister that killed journalist Ruben Salazar.

The pamphlet features the Aztec sun stone drawn in a dark red color.

The document shows a post board displaying various advertisements. One poster illustrates an advertisement by the Communist Party calling for a 20th Convention with the image of Angela Davis at the center. The convention is scheduled for February 18-21, 1972. Another post shows the head of a lion with the mouth wide open, and in it the inscription, “Black Power.” Beneath the lion is the statement, Retaliation to Crime.” This state is further translated into other languages, including Spanish.

The poster show the head of a lion with the mouth wide open and in it the inscription, “Black Power.” Beneath the lion is the statement, Retaliation to Crime.” This state is futher translated into other languages including Spanish.