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...text Mexico Profundo begins with his argument that there are actually two distinct civilizations vying for dominance in Mexico: Mesoamerican and Western (Batalla (xv). By Mesoamerican civilization, Batalla is referring to "Indian" culture, as it continues to exist among specific indigenous people and also the ways in which this culture is expressed within "larger sectors of the national society," which collectively Batalla refers to as "Mexico profundo," that is, the combined culture. Western civilization, of course, refers to the European-descended society that was imposed upon Mexico five hundred years ago through conquest.
Contrary to popular belief among European-descended society, the Mesoamerican culture has never been fully vanquished, has never completely disappeared from the societal landscape. The story of Mexican culture over the last five hundred years has, therefore, been one of "permanent confrontation" between those authorities in power who would have the country follow the path of Western civilization and those people who remain rooted in the Mesoamerican way of life who have resisted this direction (Batalla xv).
Basically, Batalla's vision...