Fusilamiento de Zapatistas (Zapatistas Executed by Firing Squad)
A leading group during the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920) was the Liberation Army of the South, known as the Zapatistas. Named after leader Emiliano Zapata, the […]
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La Tronante Calavera de las Campanas Modernas (The Sounding Skull of Modern Bells)
Death is symbolized here through the ringing of a bell, shown in the large sketch of the crowned calavera assumed to be the grim reaper. […]
El Purgatorio Artistico en el que Yacen las Calaveras de los Artistas y Artesanos (The Artistic Purgatory in Which Lie the Skulls of Artists and Craftsmen)
The Artistic Purgatory, another one of Posada’s famous obituaries, focuses not on specific people, but names of different artistic fields. The unnamed artisans listed here […]
Gran Calavera Eléctrica (Large Electric Skull)
Around 1900, Mexico City began the transition from animal- powered streetcars to the new electric-powered version. The streetcar at the right of this image shows […]
La Inundación de Guanajuato
Not all stories published by Arroyo, and illustrated by Posada, are sensationalized accounts. Between June 30-July 1, 1905, a flood ripped through the mining city […]