Comments on: Canada tariffs and Mexican artificial intelligence research: Friday’s mañanera recapped

By: MND Staff

MND Staff — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 18:10:47 +0000

In reply to Robert Ogden.

There isn’t an English-language translation of the book of which I’m aware, but I see now that the English title on many bookseller websites (Penguin, Amazon and various others) is “Motherland.”

Audible translates the title as “A Country with a Mother.”

The use of “madre” in the title is indeed a reference to Malinche as a “mother” figure in Mexico.

Here is an extract of a review of the book that appears on the official website of “Una patria con madre” and various bookseller websites.

“Elisa Queijeiro tiende un puente entre la historia de Malinche su leyenda y la realidad de los mexicanos. Deja al descubierto la verdadera herida de la Conquista y la pérdida que seguimos arrastrando: nuestra orfandad elegida, el invento que aceptamos y el daño que nos ha hecho quedarnos sin Malinche COMO LA MADRE INDÍGENA DIGNA que sí fue.”

You can read the full review here:

https://www.unapatriaconmadre.com/

A quote from the author:

“Yo creo que cuando nosotros hoy contamos la historia de La Malinche de una buena forma recuperamos a la madre que nos negamos y si en el presente recuperamos a una madre que fue extremadamente valiente y que aportó a nuestro mundo, esto puede liberarnos y hacer que ocupemos un lugar distinto, un lugar de dignidad que nos negamos por habernos quitado a esa madre”

https://vanguardia.com.mx/show/artes/ella-solo-fue-un-puente-no-un-cuchillo-elisa-queijeiro-sobre-la-malinche-BA2626399

Peter Davies

By: bradsra921@yahoo.com

bradsra921@yahoo.com — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:11:14 +0000

Interesting clarification and reminds that language context and nuance are so important. Thanks

By: Robert Ogden

Robert Ogden — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:20:59 +0000

“Una patria con madre” does NOT mean “A homeland with a mother.” (That would be “una patria con UNA madre.) Yes, technically, “madre” means mother, but not in this context, at least not in Mexico. instead, “madre” means “character,” “guts,” or “soul.” It’s usually used in the negative: “qué poca madre” is Mexican slang for “qué sinvergüenza,” meaning “what a shameless s.o.b..” Back to the positive meaning, “una patria con madre” roughly translates as “a homeland with character/guts/soul.” (You should consider getting a Mexican editor…)