Murals in Mexico City

Diego Rivera's murals (1929-1935) in the National Palace, Mexico City, show the Indian cultures, Spanish conquest, and Mexican independence.
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The crafts of the Purepechas, who the Spanish called the  Tarascans.		 muralCORN131.jpg (79310 bytes) mural129.jpg (109338 bytes) ancient 
Indian 
cultures

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ancient 
Indian
empires

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Hernan Cortes in Veracruz in 1519.

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Zapata with the banner "Land and Freedom" in the left-hand corner.

 Spanish
conquest &
independence
The Palacio de Bellas Artes is full of murals by some of the greatest Mexican artists of the 20th century, including Diego Rivera.
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Partying in the midst of suffering.		 muralBA139.jpg (82384 bytes)
John Rockefeller ordered and then destroyed in New York City a  mural similar to this one.		 muralBALenin141.jpg (93060 bytes)
Lenin uniting the people.
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Decay of capitalism.		 muralWORKERS134.jpg (99811 bytes)
Organizing the workers while the elite partied.		 muralBA140.jpg (78172 bytes)
Trotsky working with the Mexican people.
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Brutality of violence.		 muralBA145.jpg (35119 bytes)
Breaking the chains of oppression.		 muralTORTURE136.jpg (51751 bytes)
Roman Catholic justice.