Plate 40: El senador Belisario Domínguez protesta contra el cuartelazo, 1913 (from the portfolio Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana)
Artist
Ignacio Aguirre
(Mexican, 1900 - 1990)
Publisher
Taller de Gráfica Popular
(Mexican, founded 1937)
Dateprinted 1947
Mediumlinocut
ClassificationsGraphic
Credit LineGift of the Don Pierce Estate, 2015
Object number2015.29.74
DescriptionBelisario Domínguez Palencia protesting against the regime of the dictator Victoriano Huerta.eMuseum Notes
Historical text from the accompanying booklet reads as: El 8 de octubre de 1913, el senador comiteco Belisario Domínguez es asesinado en las cercanías de esta capital, en cumplimiento de despiadadas instrucciones de Victoriano Huerta. El senador Domínguez había formulado una tremenda requisitoria contra el régimen usurpador. Los pistoleros del asesino de Madero y Pino Suárez capturaron a Domínguez y le dieron muerte en forma extremadamente cruel. Mientras tanto, las tropas constitucionalistas continuaban obteniendo triunfos definitivos. Alberto Morales Jimenez.
Translation: On 8 October 1913, by command of the ruthless Victoriano Huerta the Comitán Senator Belisario Domínguez is assassinated on the outskirts of the capital. Senator Domínguez had proposed a notable petition against the usurper regime. The gunmen hired by the assassin Huerta, those who killed Madero and Pino Suárez, captured and murdered Domínguez in an extremely cruel manner. Meanwhile, Constitucionalistas (Constitutionalists) continued succeeding and advancing towards an ultimate victory. Translated by Aída Wester, Intern 2017.
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Ignacio Aguirre
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