| A | B |
|---|
| una pensión; in DQ is una venta; boarding house | an inn (2); and pension (retirement) |
| un licenciado, un abogado; in DQ is person with college education (rare in 16th century), but in DQ he is a barber | a lawyer (2) |
| los soldados de plomo | lead soldiers |
| sin fe; descreído | atheist, nonbeliever |
| figúrate que + subj (volition ?) | Just imagine that... |
| jaque mate | check mate |
| Huitzilopochtli | Aztec god of war |
| aprovechar para + infin.; aprovecha el domingo para + infin: complicated verb-->look this up | to have the opportunity to...; to use Sunday to ... |
| el marchante | merchant |
| un bulto | a bundle |
| su mueca | his/her facial expression |
| día de labores; día laboral | work day (2) |
| la lama; el musgo | mud, algae; moss |
| raspar | to scrape |
| una recámara | a bedroom (Mex.) |
| las manos arañadas | stratched hands |
| una bofetada | a slap |
| unos baldes de agua; cubos... (Sp.) | some buckets of water (2) |
| un lápiz labial | lipstick |
| de estar teñido | of being dyed (color) |
| Acapulco | modern day (1960's onward) resort city in Mexico on Pacific coast; the "jet-set's city |
| Teotihuacán | indigenous capital city NE of Mexico, predates Aztec culture; Toltec culture ? |
| Tenochtitlán | Aztec captial city built on islands in Lake Tlaxcala; modern day Mexico City |
| un zócalo; el Zócalo | a plaza (Mex.); the main plaza in Mexico City which was built on top of the general area of the Aztec Templo Mayor (relig. site of sacrifice) |
| Chac Mool; Tláloc | Mayan god of rain; Aztec version |
| la Revolución mexicana: discuss in terms of the Porfirio dictatorship, the struggles of the suppressed peons to capture rights, land etc. | 1910 in Mexico |
| Cuernavaca | a colonial town SW of Mexico city where Cortez had his palace built |
| La Conquista; discuss significance of this for the indigenous peoples, the resulting colonial period, the modern mestizo state of Mexico | 1520 in Mexico |
| los mayas | tribe that dominated the Yucatán peninsula, southeastern Mex, modern day Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador region; governed in independent city states rather than centrally controlled empire |
| "Y todo en México es eso: hay que matar a los hombres para poder creer en ellos." Who said this, why, what discourse does this suggest? | quote from one character with regard to Mexico's historical connections between blood sacrifice and religious beliefs |
| lamentos nocturnos | nocturnal laments; discuss source of these and the metamorphasis this represents in this character |
| afición por arte indígena mexicana | a interest in indigenous Mexican art; discuss in terms of this story, who, its relationship to history of Mexico, how it affects the protagonist's outcome |
| los aztecas | most powerful tribe of Mexico at time of the Spanish arrival in Mexico |
| los tlaxcalas | enemies of the Aztecs who cooperated with Cortez in order to conquer the Aztecs |
| el mestizaje | the mixing of the indigenous cultures and that of the European |
| "El cuarto olía a horror, a incienso y sangre." When is this description given, by whom, in what context, a what point in the plot, what does it reflect in Chac Mool's transformation? | Quote describing the basement of Filiberto's house after Chac Mool has been there awhile. |
| "O que alguna despresión debía producir la vida en aquel caserón antiguo, con la mitad de los cuartos bajo llave y empolvados, sin criados ni vida de familia." Discuss how this house and its current decay reflect the historical events of early 20th century Mex. | Quote describing Filoberto's house that he inherited from his parents. |
| "No importa; lo sé todo. Dígales a los hombres que lleven el cadáver al sótano." How does this one statement conclude the story? Who says it, about whom, what is symbolism of the basement, Why does he "already know it all"? | Quote that represents the enlace of the story. |
