Tonalá’s Paseo de los Guardianes de la Reina became a corridor of ceremony and artisanry this weekend as dancers, healers and families gathered for the Primera Expo de Espiritualidad Te Deum—a new festival blending Catholic and Indigenous traditions in a celebration of community identity and spiritual renewal.
The event’s central call for unity carried added weight in a municipality long marked by conflicts over land use—especially the decades-long struggle to protect the sacred Cerro de la Reina from urban development. Residents, including Indigenous families and traditional artisans, have repeatedly resisted projects that threaten communal territories, cultural heritage and the symbolic heart of Tonalá.
Against this backdrop, the ceremony’s messages of collective responsibility, Earth stewardship and “awakening Tonalá” echoed far beyond spirituality.
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