US dollars are white men’s money. That is white, as in WASP (white anglo saxon protestant men)
Here in beautiful downtown Catemaco, Veracruz, you get to spend racially mixed Pesos, with even a woman to fondle.
20 pesos - Benito Juarez - Zapotec Indian. He twice served as Mexican president in the mid 1800’s.
50 pesos - Jose Maria Morelos - Mexican of probable African/Spanish descent. Succeeded Miguel Hidalgo in Mexico’s fight for independence from Spain and was shot as a Spanish traitor.
100 pesos - Nezahualcoyotl - Indian ruler of the Acolhua (Texcoco) tribe. He joined the Aztecs in their Triple Alliance on their way to dominate Mexico.
200 pesos - Juana de Asabaje - Also known as Sister Juana Inés de la Cruz - Mexican of Spanish ancestry - a catholic nun, forerunner of the equal rights for women anywhere movement.
500 pesos - Ignacio Zaragoza - Mexican of Spanish ancestry born in Texas before secession from Mexico - As a general he defeated the French on Cinco de Mayo.
1000 pesos - Miguel Hidalgo - Mexican of Spanish ancestry - One of the cief instigators of Mexico’s war of independence from Spain.
PS - The now abandoned US 1,000 dollar bill featured Grover Cleveland, famous for being forced to pay child support and warring on Indian tribes.
