william cordova’s "esc sj 2000 (papa candelo)" is one of twelve mixed-media collages from his '12 apostles' series, each showing a different model of boombox from the 1970s and 1980s set against a gold-leaf background. The collages exemplify cordova’s interest in cosmology, metaphysics, and the transglobal interconnections of radical cultural lineages. The “apostles'' of the title derive from the Greek word apostolos, meaning “messenger,” while the number twelve represents the months of the year. Referenced in the parenthesized subtitle of each work, the spiritual envoys of cordova’s boomboxes derive from Yoruban and Andean spiritualities, voudou, and Indigenous Incan history. "Papa Candelo" is a powerful Iwa in Dominican and Haitian voudou traditions, representing fire, wisdom, and protection.