The Son Who Learned His Father’s Name

A story of life and loss from Oaxaca, Mexico, by Tim Porter. Another in the My Oaxaca series of images and stories.

A teenage boy dies in Mexico. Tragic, so young, you might say, but also so common. In a land of violence and poverty, the lives of young men meet regrettable ends with common frequency. The story of this boy, though, is special. I will tell what I know of it, but there is much more…