While multiple written sources explore the history of Chapala, Ajijic, Jocotepec and Mezcala, only one delves into the background of San Antonio Tlayacapan. That book, titled “San Antonio Tlayacapan, Recorriendo Su Historia,” was published in 2019. And now an English version is off the presses, ready for a public presentation at a cultural event scheduled for Saturday, February 21, 4 p.m., at the town plaza.
The content of the original book is not the product of professional historians or academics. It is expressed in the voices of local inhabitants, researched and edited by Grupo Acalli, the non-profit organization formed by villagers to establish the Museo Comunitario, which stands on Calle González Gallo opposite the plaza.
The text is divided into short chapters focusing on different topics concerning the town and its people. Subject matter includes its ancestral origins, historic sites, social order, trades, art and culture, traditional festivities and prominent personalities. Much of the material derives from interviews with village elders who recounted personal memories and oral history handed down through countless generations.
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