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The legend of ERENDIRA tells of a brave young Indian woman who took up arms against the Spanish conquistador during their 16th-century invasion of Latin America. Though about to marry, Erendira stands up to the social conventions of her people, the Purepecha, so that she may fight the invading Spanish. She steals a horse from the Spanish, learns to ride it, and then uses her skill against her conquerors, becoming a potent icon of strength and rebellion for indigenous Mexican cultures.

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