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Gum or forms of gum have been used by people for the longest time, but the commercialization of gum is relatively new, in terms of history. In the Americas, indigenous peoples have been chewing gum for, well, forever. In the Yucatan region, their gum is chicle based and chicle is the milky latex of the sapodilla tree. These trees were abundant in southern Mexico, Guatemala and Belize. What does chicle have to do with former Mexican president Santa Anna?
On today's episode, Cristina tells Carmen about the history of gum and what it has to do with former Mexican president Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna.
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Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_L%C3%B3pez_de_Santa_Anna
https://www.thoughtco.com/antonio-lopez-de-santa-anna-biography-2136663
https://www.npr.org/2009/07/12/106439600/chicle-a-chewy-story-of-the-americas
CHICLE: THE CHEWING GUM OF THE AMERICAS, FROM THE ANCIENT MAYA TO WILLIAM WRIGLEY BY JENNIFER P. MATHEWS
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