Plate 63: Asalto al tren de Guadalajara dirigido por el cura Angulo, 13 de abril de 1927 ((from the portfolio Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana)

Artist Mariana Yampolsky (Mexican, born America, 1925 - 2002)

Publisher Taller de Gráfica Popular (Mexican, founded 1937)

Dateprinted 1947

Mediumlinocut

ClassificationsGraphic

Credit LineGift of the Don Pierce Estate, 2015

Object number2015.29.95

DescriptionAn attack on a train directed by a priest (cura Angulo). Men on foot and on horseback, directed by a priest, are setting a train on fire.
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Historical text from the accompanying booklet reads as: Los dignatarios de la Iglesia se transformaron en 1927 en alteradores del orden público. Diariamente llegaban noticias en el sentido de que los curas habían cometido actos al margen de las leyes. ¿Qué deseaban? Volver a disfrutar de sus injustos privilegios. El tren de Guadalajara fue asaltado por el cura Angulo. Murieron numerosos inocentes. El Gobierno Federal se vio obligado a tomar medidas más enérgicas para restablecer el orden, cosa que se logró, con el beneplácito de toda la población mexicana. Alberto Morales Jimenez.

Translation: In 1927, Church dignitaries transformed themselves into disrupters of the peace. Every day, news would arrive stating that priests were carrying out illegal acts. What did they want? They wanted to go back to enjoying their unjust privileges. The Guadalajara train was attacked by the priest Angulo. Many innocent people were killed. The government was forced to take more robust measures to restore order, which was achieved with the support of the entire Mexican population. Translated by Aída Wester, Intern 2017.

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