Connecting Pulque to race during colonial times in Mexico.

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The maguey plant, important not just for pulque but also as a source of fibers for weaving. The story of Pulque is embedded in mesoamerican mythology. The goddess of Pulque was known as Mayahuel and usually depicted as a beautiful young woman. She was associated with fertility and sometimes referred to as ‘the woman of 400 breasts’ no doubt in reference to the milk-like sap of the plant. During Colonial times Pulque was banned an associated with the casta system.

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