THOUGH THIS ONE IS FROM THE TEJORONES DANCE, NEGRITOS ARE USED IN SEVERAL OTHER DANCES THROUGHOUT MEXICO. THE COLOR BLACK WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A NUMBER OF POWERFUL DEITIES IN THE PRE HISPANIC PANTHEON. WHEN THE SPANISH CONQUERORS IMPORTED AFRICAN SLAVES TO WORK IN THEIR MINES AND PLANTATIONS, THEY WERE REGARDED BY MANY OF THE LOCAL INDIANS AS SUPERHUMAN FIGURES POSSESSING MAGICAL POWERS. OLD AND USED, THIS LITTLE GUY IS CRUDELY MADE WITH A HOLE UNDER THE RIGHT EYE BROKE THROUGH.

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