When I first started reading this play, I was intrigued by Chac-Mool’s name. I thought to myself that this name must have a special meaning behind it. I thought, maybe a God. However this is not the case.

The statue of the Chacmool was first found in 1875 by Augustus Le Plungeon. After this, many other Chacmools were found throughout Mexico. “The earliest examples date from the Terminal Classic period of Mesoamerican chronology (c. AD 800–900). Examples are known from the Postclassic Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, from the central Mexican city of Tula and from the Maya city of Chichen Itza in the Yucatán Peninsula.Further examples are known from Acolman, Cempoala, Michoacan, Querétaro and Tlaxcala” (Wikipedia). The Chacmool was used during sacrifice rituals. It is believed by archeologist that Chacmool was used as an offering table. Food such as fruits, tortillas, and tamales were placed on his plate. Another theory is that the heart of a person being sacrificed was placed on the plate held by Chacmool. Chacmool was known as an intermediary between humans and the Gods. As I was reading Hungry Woman A Mexican Medea by Cherrie Moraga I kept in mind what Chacmool meant to the indigenous people of Mexico.