Biblioteca del niño Mexicano collection, 1899-1901

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Summary

Abstract:
A collection of booklets dating from 1899 to 1901 that were printed in Spanish by Mexican writer Heriberto Frías (1870-1925), illustrated by Mexican lithographer José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), and published by Spanish publisher Maucci Hermanos. The twelve educational booklets were part of a series of 110 total that were published for children to provide retellings of events in Mexican history.
Extent:
0.08 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language:
Materials are in Spanish.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Biblioteca del niño Mexicano collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of twelve staple-bound booklets published from 1899 to 1901 by Maucci Hermanos in Barcelona, Spain, for distribution in Mexico. The booklets are retellings of Mexican historic events written by Heriberto Frías. Each booklet includes a color lithographed cover by José Guadalupe Posada with three black-and-white lithographs in the interior. Images illustrate scenes from medieval and colonial battles, conquests, and events in indigenous history.

This collection includes twelve of the 110 total booklets printed in the Biblioteca del niño Mexicano series. Titles include: La Infamia del Rey Tzintzicha ó la Entrega de Michoacan; El Sitio de Tenochtitlán ó el último día de un Imperio; Los Crímenes y Las Epopeyas de México Colonial; El Ilanto de Hernán Cortés ó el Arbol de la Derrota; El Temaxcall de Netzahualcoyotl en la Noche Ante Hernan; La Conspiración del Marqués del Valle; El Año Fatal o los Desastres de la Patria; Las Infamias de la Ambición ó la Cruz de la Aurora; Los Crimenes de la Ambición ó el Anatema de la Víctima; La Piedra Contra el Emperador ó la Sublimidad de un Héroe; Fray Bartolomé de las Casas ó la Protección de los Indios; and La Voz del Heroismo y el Desengaño de la Ambición.

Biographical / historical:

José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913) born in Aguascalientes, Mexico, was a Mexican lithographer and engraver. In 1870, Posada joined printer José Trinidad Pedroza's studio and worked with him in Aguascalientes and León until 1888 when Posada relocated to Mexico City.

In Mexico City, Posada worked as an illustrator for Antonio Vanegas Arroyo and other publishers to produce broadsides, relief prints, engravings, and lithographs. His prints and engravings were primarily in black-and-white and were published in children's stories, songbooks, playbooks, advertisements, and other mediums.

Posada is also noted for his satirical criticism of Mexican politics which he portrayed through images of the calavera (skeleton), and his iconography remains associated with Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations today.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Stellar Books Ephemera, August 2023.
Processing information:

Processed by Mari Khasmanyan in December 2023.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Biblioteca del niño Mexicano collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

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