The Day of the Dead
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The Conquistadors attempted to eradicate all traces of indigenous Mexican culture.
The Conquistadors attempted to eradicate all traces of indigenous Mexican culture and religion. But some glimmers of its past artistic and creative impulses remained.
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The Day of the Dead
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The Conquistadors attempted to eradicate all traces of indigenous Mexican culture and religion. But some glimmers of its past artistic and creative impulses remained.
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