Mexico

Mexican Revolutionmedia type="custom" key="24004752" **These works of art were inspired by the Mexican Revolution.** **Your observations** **History of Mexican Revolution**
 * 1) //Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park// by Diego Rivera
 * 2) //Zapata// by José Clemente Orozco
 * 3) //La Calavera Catrina// by José Guadalupe Posada
 * 4) //Echo of a Scream// by David Alfaro Siquieros
 * 5) //La Adelita, Pancho Villa and Frida// by Frida Kahlo
 * Are there any common themes among these images?
 * What emotions do they evoke?
 * What messages do you think the artists were trying to convey?
 * Mexico was originally a colony of Spain. The Spanish used the natives as slaves and made them perform manual labor. During this time, divisions between social classes grew, and many natives and Mexican-born Spaniards began to get angry with Spain.
 * One priest, Father Hidalgo, believed in racial equality, fair redistribution of land, and bringing an end to the 300 years of Spanish rule. In 1810, Hidalgo and a group of peasants declared war and led a revolt against the Spanish **(El Grito de Dolores - 15/16 de septiembre 1810)**. Although they were not successful, this was considered the start of the War of Independence, which eventually led to the establishment of Mexico as its own country.
 * A century later, in 1910, the people of Mexico, suffering under the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz, rose up again in rebellion. Porfirio greatly expanded Mexico’s industry and economy, but the gap between rich and poor continued to grow as he neglected to improve the lives of the great number of peasants who lived in dire poverty. This led to the Mexican Revolution.

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