A search for background on the previous post's Eliot Weinberger yields,
from Berlin . . .
"In 2000 he was the first US writer to be honoured with
the Order of the Aztec Eagle from the Mexican government."
— "2000 zeichnete ihn die mexikanische Regierung als ersten
US-amerikanischen Autor mit dem Order of the Aztec Eagle aus."
The Aztec Eagle with a serpent in its beak, landing on a prickly pear,
is pictured on the flag of Mexico.
See also Weinberger's work at Prickly Paradigm Press.
Related material: Other Log24 posts tagged Prickly.