Enrique Díaz Reyna photographs of the inauguration of Álvaro Obregón
Finding aid prepared by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant.
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Title: Enrique Díaz Reyna photographs of the inauguration of Álvaro Obregón
Date: 1920
Collection Number: MS 034
Creator:
Díaz Reyna, Enrique, 1895-1961
Creator:
Montenegro, Roberto, 1887-1968
Extent:
1.13 linear feet
(1 box)
Repository:
Rivera Library. Special Collections Department.
Riverside, CA 92517-5900
Abstract: The collection consists of a photograph album of nearly 200 black and white images taken by photojournalist Enrique Díaz Reyna
of the festivities relating to the 1920 inauguration of Mexican President Álvaro Obregón.
Languages: The collection is in Spanish.
The collection is open for research.
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[identification of item], [date if possible]. Enrique Díaz Reyna photographs of the inauguration of Álvaro Obregón (MS 034).
Special Collections & University Archives, University of California, Riverside.
Provenance unknown.
Processed by Carlota Ramirez, Student Processing Assistant, 2017.
Processing of the Álvaro Obregón Inauguration photograph album was completed by undergraduate students from the University
of California, Riverside as part of the Special Colection & University Archives Backlog Processing Project started in 2015.
This project was funded by the UCR Library and administered by Jessica Geiser, Collections Managment Librarian.
Álvaro Obregón was a general in the Mexican Revolution who became the President of Mexico from 1920-1924. Obregón's presidency
was the first stable presidency since the Mexican Revolution began in 1910. During his term as president he saw educational
reform, moderate land reform and obtained U.S. diplomatic recognition of the Mexican government in 1923. After his hand-picked
successor, Plutarco Elías Calles, was elected president in 1924, Obregón retired to Sonora but remained influential in Mexican
politics. He ran for president again in 1928 and won, but was assassinated in July of that year before he could begin his
term.
The collection consists of a photo album of nearly 200 black and white images taken by photojournalist Enrique Díaz Reyna
of the festivities relating to the 1920 inauguration of Mexican President Álvaro Obregón. The photos are mounted on pages
with marginal designs by painter, muralist, and illustrator Roberto Montenegro. Photographs in the album depict the many events
surrounding the inauguration, including parades, dinners, dances, sporting events, and a variety of performances. Also depicted
are the attendees of these events, including Obregón and other Mexican officials and dignitaries, as well as general crowds
and onlookers.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
library's online public access catalog.
Obregón, Álvaro, 1880-1928
Mexico -- History -- Revolution, 1910-1920
Presidents -- Inauguration
Presidents -- Mexico
Photographs