Mexico Collection (page 20)

Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico, 1847 (c1880). The Battle of Buena Vista was an engagement in the Mexican-American War. The American army under Major-General Zachary Taylor was able to repulse a much

Mexican filibusters on the march, mid 19th century(c1880)
Mexican filibusters on the march, mid 19th century (c1880). The term filibuster described irregular soldiers involved in campaigns in Mexico and Central America

Ramon Novarro (1899-1968) and Dorothy Jordan (1906-1988), 20th century. Novarro was a Mexican actor who achieved fame as a Latin lover in silent films

Lupe Velez (1908-1944), Mexican actress, 20th century

Ramon Novarro (1899-1968), Mexican actor, 20th century. Novarro achieved fame as a Latin lover in silent films

A porter, Mexico, early 20th century

Two men carrying bundles of wood on their backs, Mexico, early 20th century

Guanajuata, Mexico, 1910. Artist: Fred Harvey
Guanajuata, Mexico, 1910

General Porfirio Diaz (1830-1915), President of Mexico, c1900s. Diaz was a Mexican-American War volunteer, French Intervention hero, and President of Mexico

Entrance to the Cathedral of Mexico City, late 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol IX

Arrival of French troops in Mexico, 1864 (late 19th century). Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, Archduke of Austria (1832-1867) was crowned Emperor of Mexico on 10 June 1864

Cathedral and National Palace, Mexico City, Mexico, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Natives of Mexico, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 5: Christianity Today and Tomorrow, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

Panorama of the City of Mexico, 1893. Artist: John L Stoddard
Panorama of the City of Mexico, 1893. View from the Cathedral of the Plaza Mayor and National Palace. Illustration from Portfolio of Photographs of Famous Cities, Scenes and Paintings

Antonio Maria Bucareli (1717-1779), Spanish soldier and statesman, c1910)
Antonio Maria Bucareli (1717-1779), Spanish soldier and statesman, (c1910), Noted for his excellent administration as the prudent and humane colonial viceroy of New Spain (Mexico) from 1771 to 1779

Ruins of the pyramid steps of Xochicalco, Mexico, 1901. Xochicalco was a pre-Columbian city that reached the peak of its importance between 700 and 1000 AD

A page from the Vienna manuscript of Zapothec origin, 1901
A page from the Vienna manuscript of Zapotec origin, 1901. The Zapotec civilization was an indigenous pre-Columbian culture that flourished in the Valley of Oaxaca in southern Mexico

Cypress grove at Chapultepec, Mexico City, 1877

Last moments of the Emperor Maximilian, 1867, (late 19th century). Engraving after the 1882 picture by Jean-Paul Laurens, showing the Emperor of Mexico about to be executed

Emperor Maximillian of Mexico, (c1880). Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, Archduke of Austria (1832-1867) was crowned Emperor of Mexico on 10 June 1864. By early 1865 his administration had failed

A market in Matamoros, Mexico, c1900s

Hernan Cortes, 16th century Spanish conquistador, (1836). Artist: W Holl
Hernan Cortes, 16th century Spanish conquistador, (1836). Landing in Mexico in 1519, with a force of only some 600 men, Cortes (1485-1547) succeeded in overthrowing the empire of the Aztecs

Aqueduct near Queretaro, Mexico, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Aqueduct near Queretaro, Mexico, late 19th century. A steam train passing under the aqueduct which was built in the 18th century

Straw cottages, Salamanca, Mexico, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Straw cottages, Salamanca, Mexico, late 19th century. Traditional dwellings of the Tarascan people in the state of Guanajuato

Mariano Arista, Mexican general and politician, 1853. Arista (1802-1855) was president of Mexico from 1851 to 1853. An engraving from the Illustrated London News, (3 December 1853)

Ramon Novarro, Mexican Actor, 1934-1935. Novarro achieved fame as a Latin lover in silent films in the 1920s. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)

Ramon Novarro, Mexican actor, 1933. Novarro (1899-1968) was a Mexican actor who achieved fame as a Latin lover in silent films

Inhabitants of the Coast, Mexico, 1872. Engraving from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States, Hess and McDavitt, (New York, 1872)

Latino types, 19th century. Artist: E Ronjat
Latino types, 19th century. These are probably Mayan people from the Yucatan in Mexico

Lacandon people, 19th century. Artist: Pierre Fritel
Lacandon people, 19th century. The Lacandones of southern Mexico are one of the indigenous Native American Maya peoples

The Usumacinta River, southeastern Mexico and northwestern Guatemala, 19th century

Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico, 19th century. Artist: Edouard Riou
Campeche, Yucatan, Mexico, 19th century. View of the port city of Campeche on the Gulf of Mexico

Uxmal, Pre-Columbian ruined city of the Mayan civilization, Yucatan, Mexico, 19th centArtist: T Taylor
Uxmal, Pre-Columbian ruined city of the Mayan civilization in the state of Yucatan, Mexico, 19th century

Water vendor, Mexico, 19th century. Artist: Edouard Riou
Water vendor, Mexico, 19th century

Mayan types, Yucatan, Mexico, 19th century. Artist: E Ronjat
Mayan types, Yucatan, Mexico, 19th century

Court of the Convent of Mercy, Mexico, 19th century. Artist: H Catenacci
Court of the Convent of Mercy, Mexico, 19th century

Popocatepetl, Mexico, 19th century. View of one of the two volcanoes near Mexico City

A hedge of arborescent cactus, Mexico, 19th century. Artist: Alexandre de Bar
A hedge of arborescent cactus, Mexico, 19th century

Indian extracting pulque, Mexico, 19th century. The sap of the agave plant is fermented to obtain a drink called pulque. This in turn can be distilled to make mescal, a colourless spirit

Human sacrifice, Mexico, Pre-Colombian period, (19th century). Artist: Pierre Fritel
Human sacrifice, Mexico, Pre-Colombian period, (19th century). A priest holds up the still-beating heart of a victim in a 19th-century representation of practices carried out by the Aztecs before

Toltec ruins, Mexico, 19th century. Artist: Taylor
Toltec ruins, Mexico, 19th century

Toltec girl, Mexico, 19th century

Toltec sculptures, Mexico, 19th century. Representations of Toltec (or possibly Mayan) relief sculptures

A Rural Kitchen in the Tierras Calientes, Mexico, 1877. Mexican women making corn tortillas. On the left is a grindstone used to make the maize flour

The Cathedral, Mexico City, Mexico, 19th century. The cathedral was begun in the 16th century, shortly after the Spanish conquest

City of Mexico, 1883. Artist: Henry Adlard
City of Mexico, 1883. View of Mexicos capital city

The Mexican pavilion at the Universal Exhibition of 1900, Paris, 1900. Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a worlds fair held in Paris, France

Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico, (1900). Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, Archduke of Austria (1832-1867) was crowned Emperor of Mexico on 10 June 1864. By early 1865 his administration had failed

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