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Dialogue between postcolonial theory and Latin American studies is reviewed where although some forms of intentional hybridization are contestory, others, such as the aesthetic statism that developed in post revolutionary Mexico after 1920s, are authoritative. Observing the works of foundational thinkers like Jose Vasconcelos and Manuel Gamino, some links in the genealogy of mestizo nationalism in post revolutionary 20th century Mexico are traced.