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Carlos Koyokuikatl Cortez

January 8, 2012 By Jesus Macarena-Avila Leave a Comment Filed Under: Privatization Tagged With: #art, #labor

Carlos A. Cortez, who helped bring attention to Mexican and other native peoples through his labor-oriented art and writings, died of heart failure in his sleep on January 18. He was 81.At a ceremony at Casa Aztlan in the late 1970s, Cortez was given the name Koyokuikatl by Aztec elders. His friend, Carlos Cumpian, said […]

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