Plate 73: Lázaro Cárdenas y la Guerra de España, 1936-39 (from the portfolio Estampas de la Revolución Mexicana)

Translation: The revolutionary government of General Lázaro Cárdenas was the first to recognize acts of justice from other nations aiding the Spanish Republican regime, as well as to denounce and condemn the Fascist Francisco Franco before the world. By explicit orders of the President, General Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico helped the Spanish Republicans in various ways including supplying weapons. Translated by Aída Wester, Intern 2017.