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Introduction | Collection | About the Collection
Essay 1 | Essay 1 photos | Essay 2 | Essay 2 photos | Essay 3 | Essay 3 photos | Exhibitions
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| Fountain in the patio of the Alhóndiga showing the prisoners washing their clothing. Photo by Harry A. Franck from his book “Tramping Through Mexico” The Century Company, New York, 1916. |
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Patio of the Alhóndiga as it looks today. As you can see, the fountain that Harry Frank saw is no longer there nor is the statue of El Pípila that he and others reported seeing inside the building. Photo by Bob Mrotek 2004 |
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| Another view of the Patio of the Alhóndiga as it looks today seen from behind the large bell in the foreground with the bright sun directly overhead. Photo by Malcolm Lubliner |
House in San Miguel de Allende where Juan José de los Reyes Martínez Amaro, “El Pípila”, was born on the third of January 1782. Photo by Bob Mrotek 2004 |
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| Illustration from a history pamphlet in “comic book” form entitled “Pasajes de la Historia de Mexico” Cuaderno # 14, published in July 1957 in conjunction with the Secretary of Public Education in Mexico and part of a series on Mexican History. The picture features “El Pípila” and the storming of the Alhóndiga. In one hand he carries a torch and in the other a bucket of pitch. |
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Lifelike statue of “El Pípila” in the traffic circle at the entrance to the City of San Miguel de Allende where Pípila was born. Photo by Bob Mrotek 2004 |
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Statue of El Pípila made of wood that was on display for many years inside the Alhóndiga when it was still a prison. The whereabouts of the statue are currently unknown. Photo courtesy of the “Museo Alhóndiga de Guanajuato. |
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Mural on an interior wall of the present day Museum of the Alhóndiga depicting the head of Hidalgo in a wire cage. Photo by Bob Mrotek 2004 |
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