#everywhere you go in Mexico City you’re standing on the ruins of Aztec temples that the Spanish built over
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Everyone thinks I’m just this little nice girl like my ancestors aren’t from Mexico City!?
#the amount of intergenerational trauma I’ve inherited must be insane bc I felt like I was dying 24/7 up until like 2 months ago when I#learned how to heal my nervous system loll#idk what happened in my lineage but I have a whole lot of rage so it can’t be good lmao#everywhere you go in Mexico City you’re standing on the ruins of Aztec temples that the Spanish built over#that city is the embodiment of colonization and trauma lol#I guess that’s what I feel so weird about Mexico City becoming a fun tourist spot for white Americans#bc there’s no acknowledgment of the history of colonialism and slavery and violence that had made the city what it is today#let alone the experiences of people who live there now who are experiencing poverty and gentrification and neocolonialism by the US#I’ve been visiting Mexico City since I was a kid bc my grandma lives there but I never fully understood the history of the city#until I went to the downtown area where the famous church is and walked over the ruins of the temples that peek out as you walk#in the capitol building reminding you of the indigenous communities that were decimated to create everything you see in front of you#it’s a surreal feeling that I’ll never get over#personal
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