![]() ![]() People were angry with the military for carrying out the raids. The other day there was a demonstration in Quechultenango. Salvador Rangel, bishop of Chilpancingo, with his dog inside the episcopal residence. And when I’ve asked about them, I’ve been told that it’s too late, that they’ve been “dissolved.”Ī. There are people who have asked me to go get the remains of their family members. There are people saying that they were used to do away with human remains. ![]() I don’t know why they would have the tigers there. ![]() I’ve been to eat there twice, but they don’t have any animals. I’m familiar with Iván’s house, he’s Celso’s brother. He was with people when I saw them the other day, so I was too embarrassed to ask. Do you know why Celso Ortega and his friends had them?Ī. Did you see that they found three tigers during the raids? In February, federal authorities descended on Quechultenango, their bastion, where several houses were raided and turned up drugs, weapons and three tigers. In January, two members of a self-defense group in Chilapa, a community near Chilpancingo, went missing, presumably on orders from Los Ardillos. Shortly before his departure from the diocese after six years in the role, the leader of the Catholic Church for the region receives EL PAÍS for an interview that touches on many subjects, though always in connection with Los Ardillos. The bishop’s frankness is surprising he only asks for a few names or details about specific negotiations to be omitted, more out of shame than fear for his own safety. But if just one life is saved, it justifies the way I act,” he argues. There will always be illicit businesses around. “It’s imperative to look for a solution, a way out. Rangel defends dialogue and mediation with criminals as the only way to work towards peace. Salvador Rangel, 75, is the Catholic bishop of its second-largest city, Chilpancingo, and he says that the situation is better now because the criminals who run Guerrero’s central region, a group known as Los Ardillos, are “good.” Or at least better than their predecessors. Crime rates are now decreasing, especially for high-impact crimes like murders. ![]() “I don’t know what that means.For many years, the Mexican state of Guerrero has been synonymous with violence and death. “It’s just not as wild as it always is,” he said. “It seems like people are trying to be more polite,” said Roxanne Villalba, who brought her four kids from Longmont to the festival.įranco, who has attended at least six Cinco de Mayo festivals in the past, characterized it differently. “White people have about as much culture as that dead grass over there,” said Nathan Marcy, an Anglo, while bouncing Ava on his shoulders as she waved a Mexican flag.Īlthough politics may not have been overt Sunday, some revelers noticed a subtle difference in attitudes this year. He and his wife, Rachael, brought their 3-year-old daughter, Ava, to get a sense of Latino culture and history. It’s the same complaints that you hear about Christmas, that this culture is much richer than sombreros and beer.” “The sentiment is that it’s too corporate, too consumerism. “I think those who may be politically inclined may not be here,” she said. Most people kept walking by, and Herrera wasn’t surprised. Hung up around her white tent were disparaging cartoons from around the turn of the 20th century about Irish and Chinese immigrants. Jennifer Herrera manned the Dignity Through Dialogue and Education table, an immigrant educational organization. “I come here for the atmosphere … for the food and for the single women.” “This is my sixth or seventh time here, and I don’t come for the politics,” said Sergio Franco, who lives in Englewood. A few people did say they were happy to attend a predominantly Latino festival to send a political statement, but more were just content to eat the food and listen to the music. While a few people were wrapped in Mexican flags or had political T-shirts on, more were dressed in regular Sunday festival attire. “A lot of them are our family, a lot of them are our friends, a lot of them are our neighbors. We 100 percent support the rally and the pro-immigration issue,” said Veronica Barela, president of NEWSED Community Development Corp., which runs the festival. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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