Peregrinos de Aztlan (Pilgrims in Aztlan) | Essays and Criticism

  • Loreto Maldonado as a Metaphor for the Oral Tradition

    In this essay, the author looks at the protagonist, Loreto Maldonado, as metaphor for the oral tradition and its role in the Mexican-American culture as interpreted in Méndez’s novel.

  • Miguel Méndez: The Commitment Continues

    In the following essay, Rodriguez del Pino reviews Méndez’s contributions to Chicano literature.

  • Peregrinos de Aztlán: Overview

    In the following essay, del Pino presents an overview of Peregrinos de Aztlán, stating that Méndez “indicts the perverse political systems converging on the border by rescuing stories that were never officially told.”