?Con arreglo a que razon inconfesable se nos ha ocultado a los mexicanos la verdadera historia patria en los ultimos 170 anos?
Mexico mutilado es un grito de denuncia, de rabia, de impotencia. ?Por que los mexicanos hemos hablado tan escasamente de la guerra de 1846 contra Estados Unidos? ?Por que nos hemos negado a evaluar los alcances de la catastrofica derrota que tuvo como resultado, entre otros males, la perdida de la mitad del territorio nacional? ?Por que no nos atrevemos a ver la herida agusanada por la que supuramos hasta la fecha?
Con su conocida prosa vertiginosa -un tobogan que nos lleva hasta las mismas entranas de Mexico-, Francisco Martin Moreno nos revela como conspiraron, en contra de su propio pais, los altos jerarcas de la iglesia, distinguidos generales, presidentes de la Republica, destacados criollos, aristocratas, empresarios, periodistas, gobernadores, diputados y senadores.
?La letra del himno nacional deberia de ser: Mexicanos, salvese el que pueda…? ?Que aprendimos de la guerra y de la traumatica experiencia? ?Acaso hoy, a mas de 170 anos, los mexicanos somos mas unidos, mas cultos, mas preparados y hemos disminuido la distancia que nos separa de Estados Unidos? Por lo visto, nadie repara en que quien no conoce su historia esta condenado a repetirla, con todas sus funestas consecuencias. Sin duda, los intereses creados fueron de tal magnitud que resulto mas conveniente esconder la realidad que echar luz sobre nuestro pasado para desenmascarar, de una vez y para siempre, a los autenticos enemigos de Mexico. Mexico mutilado es una novela politica que nos arroja en pleno rostro las explicaciones que nunca se atrevieron a darnos.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
For what unspeakable reason has the true homeland history been hidden from Mexicans for the past 170 years?
Mutilated Mexico is a cry of denunciation, of rage, of helplessness. Why have we Mexicans spoken so sparingly of the 1846 war against the United States? Why have we refused to evaluate the scope of the catastrophic defeat that resulted, among other ills, in the loss of half of the national territory? Why don’t we dare to see the wormy wound that still oozes today?
With his well-known vertiginous prose –a slide that takes us down to the very depths of Mexico–, Francisco Martin Moreno reveals to us how the high leaders of the church, distinguished generals, presidents of the Republic, outstanding Creoles, aristocrats, businessmen, journalists, governors, deputies and senators have conspired against their own country.
The lyrics of the national anthem should be: Mexicans, save yourself if you can…? What did we learn from the war and the traumatic experience? Today, more than 170 years later, aren’t we Mexicans more united, more educated, more prepared and have diminished the distance that separates us from the United States? Apparently, no one notices that those who do not know their history are condemned to repeat it, with all its dire consequences. Without a doubt, the vested interests were of such magnitude that it was more convenient to hide the reality than to shed light on our past in order to unmask, once and for all, the true enemies of Mexico. Mutilated Mexico is a political novel that hurls at us the explanations that they never dared to give us.
