Season 2 · Episode 9
S2E9: Aztec Eagles, Philippine Skies
The Colonial Department · The Colonial Department
March 22, 202216m 56s
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Show Notes
<html><p>Let’s take to the wild blue yonder with the Aguilas Aztecas, a squadron of volunteer fighter pilots from Mexico who helped liberate the Philippines from the Japanese.<br/><br/><br/><br/>References:<br/><br/>Lozano, Gustavo Vazquez (2021). 201st Squadron: The Aztec Eagles—The History of the Mexican Pilots Who Fought In World War II. Libros de Mexico.</p><p>Parker, Richard (27 May 2020). “When the Mexican Air Force Went To War Alongside America.” The New York Times Magazine.</p><p>Guevara, Lucy (2000). "Interview with Reynaldo Perez Gallardo." Voces Oral History Center, The University of Texas at Austin. <u><a href="https://voces.lib.utexas.edu/collections/stories/reynaldo-perez-gallardo" target="_blank">voces.lib.utexas.edu/collections/stories/reynaldo-perez-gallardo</a></u></p><p>Albala, Paloma (2003). “Hispanic Words of Indoamerican Origin in the Philippines.” In <em>Philippine Studies</em> 51(1), 125</p><p>Charles, Ronald W. (1947). Troopships of World War II. The Army Transportation Association. history.army.mil/documents/WWII/wwii_Troopships.pdf</p><p>Hutton, Ted (12 November 2005). “Veteran pilots remember P-47.” Orlando Sun-Sentinel. <u><a href="https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2005-11-12-pilots12-story.html" target="_blank">orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2005-11-12-pilots12-story.html</a></u></p><p>Lasco, Gideon (25 January 2022). “How Filipino Sailors—and Coconuts—Helped Create Mexico’s National Drink.” <u><a href="https://www.sapiens.org/column/entanglements/tequila-origins-tuba/" target="_blank">sapiens.org/column/entanglements/tequila-origins-tuba</a></u></p></html>