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Finally we see a Chicano family together. Opposing to the normal American dysfunctional family model, this Chicano group shows the importance of family life.

This group of 5 people represent university students in the United States. We can clearly see how they are wearing different clothes each: Indigenous and modern. Through this part of the mural, the artist means that education is essential for succeed in society, aswell as personal and professional progress.

In conclusion, we can see how the Chicanos used their art to show the USA the relevance of Mexican culture in their country, showing the essence of the movement . Moreover, their art also reflects a fight, where Chicanos aim to reach recognition as a community. Overall, murals represent a cultural and a political message at the same time. Finally nowadays murals aims only to teach about culture

We can see a classic pre-Hispanic pyramid and indigenous men which aims to show us the Mexican history before the Spanish arrival. Moreover, we can see corn cultivations, aiming to represent the importance of this iconic simbol through the Mexican history and culture.

Firstly, we can notice an "Adelita" woman. Seen during the Mexican independence, Adelitas played an essential role which is represented in this mural. This works as a representation of the new women influence and power in America's male chauvinist society. Besides, we see a corn field, also representing hispanic roots.

In this mural, we see a child being pointed at with a gun, but hands are stopping the gun from hitting him. This child represents indigenous children going to school, showing their innocence. On the other hand we see the relevance of gang violence. Other Hispanic elements we see are the beams of the Virgin of Guadeloupe on the sky, maguey and mountains, and a volcano which could represent the Popocatepetl.

Next, we see a group of children and a teacher at school. Besides them, we see a computer and an American flag. They illustrate bilingual schools, which were on the rise at the time. Nevertheless, we later learn that this teaching method is quite inefficient, as children don't learn spanish or english correctly.

Here we can see 4 men planting the Chicano flag in American territory, meaning that now they are officially included in the USA. Furthermore, this part of the mural is also a parallelism to the Marine of corps war statue. In addition it is a symbol of reconquest of the "New Aztlan", territory that was lost after the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848. Finally, these 4 men represent the Mexican people through history, from the indigenous to the Spanish conqueror passing across the revolutionist and ending in the modern Chicano.

Above it all, we see the Virgin of Guadalupe, with its different beams on the sky. This shows the relevancy of religion in mexican culture, meaning protection and peace.

The term "Chicano" emerged in America during the 20th century, symbolizing an important cultural identity and political movement. It is mostly related to art and literature. The Chicano movement is a group of American people of Mexican background living in the United States. Whether they are first, second or third generation Chicanos, this group had its big debut during the decade of the 60's. We will be analizing four different murals located in Los Angeles, California, in which Chicano artists represented their fight for recognition in this land.

Here we can see an Eagle which represents the Chicano movement, as the flag symbol. It was used by Cesar Chavez, one of the movements leaders. The eagle is also an inverted pre Hispanic pyramid, which looks forward to representing the Mexican history.

Here, we notice a pot melting stuff, which cannot be easily recognized. This dark mural is full of dark clouds, factories and a wall saying "Barrios Unidos". It can be interpreted as the importance of staying united and together through chaos. Besides, a clear spanish sign also represents its relevancy in American soil.

In conclusion, this important mural made in the 60's, represents many of the Hispanic symbols and the Chicano rise in America

Overall, this mural represents a political dimension, with the idea of the recognition of rights but also a social interest, showing the importance of education and family life.

In conclusion, we can see how the Chicanos used their art to show the USA the relevance of Mexican culture in their country. Moreover, their art also reflects a fight, where Chicanos aim to reach recognition as a community. Overall, murals represent a cultural and a political message at the same time.The murals evolve over time, emphasizing different things that become more relevant for their fight overtime. For example we see how it transforms from the planting of the flag in America, to showing the importance of school and family values, and finally emphasizing gun culture and gang violence against Chicano people.