Postcard depicting a scene of the mexican war of independence, designed by daniel del valle and published by buznego y cía. (buznego & co. ) in 1910. The scene depicts josé maría morelos y pavón, generalísimo of the revolutionary armies, breaking out of the siege of cuautla with his soldiers on the early morning of may 2, 1812, after being besieged for 72 days. The scene also shows colonel galeana killing an enemy sentry who spotted them. In 1910, mexico celebrated the 100th anniversary (centenario) of the beginning of the war of independence. As part of the celebrations, which were very large (partially since, coincidentally, the birthday of president porfirio díaz was being celebrated as well), many commemorative postcards were made. The tradition of commemorating important events using postcards emerged in the late 19th century in countries like france and the united states. They became very popular due to their low cost and attractive images, and by the early 20th century they had become widely used for cultural exchange. This postcard is part of a series of eight which depict different important events of the war of independence, published by buznego y cía. And designed by four artists of the national school of fine arts, in the academy of san carlos, "a group of the best contemporary mexican artists," as the weekly newspaper el tiempo ilustrado stated on july 24. Object Type: postcard. Genre: battle painting. Date: 1910. Medium: lithograph. Depicted People: José María Morelos, Pablo Galeana. Depicted Place: Cuautla. Collection: Archivo General de la Nación. Morelos irrumpe en el sitio de Cuautla, 2-5-1812, Daniel del Valle & Buznego y Cía (1910)
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