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| This town has no textile tradition remaining. The town has gone through some rough time recently with political upheaval, however all the streets are paved and on the surface all is well. I was directed here by some women who thought there might still be some one who had tradition dress. After walking around the market and asking around I ran into a woman who pointed out another woman whose mother might still have tradition dress.
It turns out the Porfira Figueroa was 107 years old , she had been born in 1897 she was named after Porfirio Diaz. For those who don’t know Mexican history, Porfirio Diaz was the leader of Mexico for 40 years and was removed in 1911 at the beginning of the Mexican revolution. She was married during the revolution and has been interviewed by lots of different scientist. It is believed that eating nopal cactus, which is the main crop in the area has contributed to her longevity. Later on in the trip in other village when I mentioned her, people would comment that the town is known for long lived people. She was still able to walk and see but had some trouble hearing. She still has her grand children make muslin clothing for her. She speaks Nahua and Spanish and so I would say she is the last example of traditional dress in this town. While I try not to comment on politic in Mexico, her daughter told me that half of the family doesn´t talk to the other because of the political problems in the town, even though they al live in the same compound. She told me that in the past (time frame unknown) the town was united and everyone worked together. The two greatest divisive forces in this type of town are political parties and Christian missionaries. |
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