Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

"This interview provides excellent insights into the life of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano, leader of the Partido de la Revolución Democrática. Discusses his personal and political motivations, his experience as the son of a Mexican president, and the consequences of this upbringing"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

Catalogue of an exhibition organized within the framework of the celebrations for the Bicentennial of the Independence and the Centennial of the Revolution that explore how the national heroes were portrayed in art in the early 19th century. An interesting inclusion is the iconography of national heroes in relation to the sculptures of classic antiquity. The exhibition includes close to 110 pieces including sculptures, paintings, prints, photography, books, manuscripts and some magazines largely produced in the 19th Century in México and Europe.

"Concerned with the geographical definition of the intendancies and their administrative structure. Excellent maps make this work a useful tool for historical geography"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Una de los acervos fotográficos mávlaiosos de México es, sin duda, el que formóla familia Casasola y sus colaboradores. De esta colección lo más renombrado es el registro del movimiento armado de 1910 que captaron Augustín Victor y su hermano Miguel; no obstante, aunque es lo más famoso quizá no sea lo más relevante. El interés de esta publicación es dar a conocer la parte del Fondo Casasola poco conocida y sin embargo importante para el conocimiento en imágenes de la cuidad de México de las primeras décadas del siglo XX. Se trata por lo tanto de rescatar el retrato de una...