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Mexico Collection

Background imageMexico Collection: Stanhopea martiana orchid

Stanhopea martiana orchid. Native to Mexico. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageMexico Collection: Leon Trotsky in Mexico

Leon Trotsky in Mexico
The Bolshevik leader finds refuge in Mexico. Leon Trotsky pictured here with his wife on the left of the photograph and Senora Rivera (Frida Kahlo), wife of artist Diego Rivera

Background imageMexico Collection: Palenque Xtraterrestrial

Palenque Xtraterrestrial
Carving at PALENQUE, Mexico, which has been interpreted by ingenious theorists as depicting an ancient astronaut in a rocket- powered spacecraft

Background imageMexico Collection: RIVERA, Diego

RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park, detail of mural, 1947-1948. MEXICO. Mexico City. Diego Rivera Web Museum. Central detail. Fresco on portable pannels

Background imageMexico Collection: Map of Caribbean

Map of Caribbean
The Caribbean, with the West Indies, and the coasts of the United States and the Spanish possessions which later became Texas and Mexico, and the northern coast of S. America

Background imageMexico Collection: RIVERA, Diego. Man, Controller of

RIVERA, Diego. Man, Controller of
RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Man, Controller of the Universe. 1934. Right detail. Mexican Mural Painting. Fresco. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. Fine Arts Palace

Background imageMexico Collection: Map of Tenochtitlan. Mexico, 1560. By Alonso de Santa Cruz

Map of Tenochtitlan. Mexico, 1560. By Alonso de Santa Cruz
Map of Tenochtitlan. Mexico, 1560. General islario of all the islands in the world. Work of the chronicler and cosmographer Alonso de Santa Cruz (1505-1567). National Library. Madrid. Spain

Background imageMexico Collection: UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico

UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico
Irving Newton, Met. Officer at Roswell USAFB, New Mexico, holds debris of a supposed flying saucer found by rancher Mac Brazel, stated by the US Air Force to be a weather balloon

Background imageMexico Collection: UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico

UFO crashes at Aztec, New Mexico
A flying saucer which allegedly crashed near Aztec, New Mexico, reported by Frank Scully with spurious data from Dr G, but with possible basis in fact

Background imageMexico Collection: Codex Borgia. Ritual and divinatory mesoamerican

Codex Borgia. Ritual and divinatory mesoamerican manuscript written in Nahuatl before of the conquest of Mexico. It is related with the aztec calendar Tonalpohualli

Background imageMexico Collection: RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Totonaca Civilization

RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Totonaca Civilization. 1950. MEXICO. Mexico City. National Palace. Mexican Mural Painting. Fresco

Background imageMexico Collection: Dresden Codex

Dresden Codex
Part of the Mayan manuscript known as the Dresden Codex : the illustrations appear to show gods and demons

Background imageMexico Collection: Emiliano Zapata Salazar (1879-1919). Mexican

Emiliano Zapata Salazar (1879-1919). Mexican revolutionary. Photographic reproduction

Background imageMexico Collection: Codex Borbonicus. Aztec codex. Written by Aztec priest short

Codex Borbonicus. Aztec codex. Written by Aztec priest shortly before or after tthe Spanish conquest of Mexico. 1562-1563. Detail fol. 17r

Background imageMexico Collection: Fountain and statue of Diana - Mexico City

Fountain and statue of Diana - Mexico City
Beautiful photographic postcard depiction of the Fountain (with statue of Diana, the Huntress) at the Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico (later moved to Ixmiquilpan, Hidalgo, Mexico)

Background imageMexico Collection: PINGRET, Edouard (1788-1875). Cocina Poblana

PINGRET, Edouard (1788-1875). Cocina Poblana (Pueblas Food Culture). 1853. Romanticism. Oil on canvas. MEXICO. Mexico City. Chapultepec Castle

Background imageMexico Collection: Portolan chart, 1591. Map of the Pacific Ocean

Portolan chart, 1591. Map of the Pacific Ocean. It depicts the western coast of Central and South America, from Mexico to the Strait of Magellan. Renaissance art. Miniature Painting

Background imageMexico Collection: General Zapata, leader of rebels in Southern Mexico, 1913

General Zapata, leader of rebels in Southern Mexico, 1913
Mexican rebel and revolutionary hero, Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919), whose followers, known as Zapatistas, fought for the restoration of lands taken from the people by ex-President Diaz

Background imageMexico Collection: Aztecs Warriors 1521

Aztecs Warriors 1521
Despite the loss of the Fort of Xoloc and the raising to the ground of the Old Palace at Tenochtitlan, the exhausted Aztecs fight furiously on

Background imageMexico Collection: Senora De Guadalupe

Senora De Guadalupe
NUESTRA SENORA DE GUADALUPE, Mexico, miraculously imprinted on garment of Juan Diego, a peasant, in 1531

Background imageMexico Collection: Ufos / New Mexico / Villa

Ufos / New Mexico / Villa
UFO whose 3 occupants talked with Paul Villa, giving him instructions how to make his own flying saucer 1 of 2

Background imageMexico Collection: Ufos / New Mexico / Villa

Ufos / New Mexico / Villa
Not a UFO, but an experimental disc made by Paul Villa to a design generously offered by visiting aliens from Coma Berenices 2 of 2

Background imageMexico Collection: International Bridge between El Paso, Texas / Juarez, Mexico

International Bridge between El Paso, Texas / Juarez, Mexico
Splendid view of the International Bridge between El Paso, Texas / Juarez, Mexico. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMexico Collection: Thorn apple, Datura innoxia

Thorn apple, Datura innoxia (Datura meteloides). Mexico. Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageMexico Collection: Market Day in a Mexican Village

Market Day in a Mexican Village. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageMexico Collection: Mexico - Acapulco - Panorama of Caleta and Caletilla beaches

Mexico - Acapulco - Panorama of Caleta and Caletilla beaches
Mexico - Acapulco - Panoramic view of the Caleta and Caletilla beaches (Playa de Caleta y la Playa de Caletilla). Date: circa 1945

Background imageMexico Collection: San Luis Potosi - Mexico - Public water fountain

San Luis Potosi - Mexico - Public water fountain
San Luis Potosi - Mexico. A very fine decorative public water fountain

Background imageMexico Collection: Cortes & Marina 1519

Cortes & Marina 1519
Cortes, accompanied by his interpreter Dona Marina, receives the Mexican embassy

Background imageMexico Collection: Pueblo Pots

Pueblo Pots
Pots of the Pueblo peoples of Arizona and New Mexico : the five lower pieces are prehistoric, the rest are of late 19th century Hopi and other tribes

Background imageMexico Collection: Customs / Sacrifice / Human

Customs / Sacrifice / Human
AZTECS OF MEXICO Priests of Tenochtitlan sacrifice victims to the god Huitzilopochtli

Background imageMexico Collection: Ufos / Roswell Crash

Ufos / Roswell Crash
At the Foster Ranch, New Mexico, debris supposed to be from a crashed UFO is found, alien bodies allegedly retrieved from second site on the Plains of San Agostin

Background imageMexico Collection: Map, route of Santa Fe Railroad, USA

Map, route of Santa Fe Railroad, USA
Map showing the route of the Santa Fe Railroad, USA, from the Great Lakes in the east, to the Gulf of Mexico in the south, and the Pacific coast in the west

Background imageMexico Collection: Plaza de la Libertad, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico

Plaza de la Libertad, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Plaza de la Libertad (Liberty Square), Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Date: circa 1910

Background imageMexico Collection: RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Zapotec Civilization

RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). Zapotec Civilization. 1947. Mural Pre-Hispanic Mexico and Colony in the corridor of the north wall. Detail

Background imageMexico Collection: Reconstruction of the Templo Mayor complex in the

Reconstruction of the Templo Mayor complex in the city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, founded in 1325. It was the capital of the Aztec Empire until its occupation in 1521 by Hernᮠ Cort鳠 during

Background imageMexico Collection: Atlas Novus, 17th c Map of the Caribbean

Atlas Novus, 17th c Map of the Caribbean
BLAEU, Jan (1596-1673). Atlas Novus or Atlas Maior. 1635 - 1665. Insulae Americanae in Oceano Septentrionali cum Terris Adiacentibus. Map of the Caribbean islands printed in Amsterdam circa 1645

Background imageMexico Collection: The Roswell Incident

The Roswell Incident
At the Foster Ranch in New Mexico, debris supposed to be from a crashed UFO is found, with alien bodies allegedly retrieved from a second site on the plains of San Agostin

Background imageMexico Collection: Ufos / Zamora / Socorro

Ufos / Zamora / Socorro
New Mexico patrolman Lonnie Zamora sees a landed UFO and two occupants; they depart rapidly when he approaches

Background imageMexico Collection: Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Engraving. Colored

Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Engraving. Colored
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Engraving by A. Carretero in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1884. Colored

Background imageMexico Collection: Moctezuma II, Hernan Cortes, Pedro de Alvarado, Gonzalo de

Moctezuma II, Hernan Cortes, Pedro de Alvarado, Gonzalo de
Conquerors and conquered. Moctezuma II (1467-1520), Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Pedro de Alvarado (1485-1541), Gonzalo de Sandoval (1497-1527) and Cristobal de Olid (1488-1524). Colored engraving

Background imageMexico Collection: Mexican horseman or Charro, Mexico

Mexican horseman or Charro, Mexico
Mexican horseman, known as a Charro, in traditional costume on his horse on a street in Mexico. Date: circa 1920

Background imageMexico Collection: RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). History of Mexico

RIVERA, Diego (1886-1957). History of Mexico: from the Conquest to 1930. 1929 - 1931. Detail of the central wall with scenes

Background imageMexico Collection: Ufos / Villa / Albuquerque

Ufos / Villa / Albuquerque
The three occupants of this UFO spoke with Paul Villa near Albuquerque, New Mexico Date: 18 April 1965

Background imageMexico Collection: Cattleya skinneri, English orchid

Cattleya skinneri, English orchid
Plate 13 from Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala (1837-1843) by James Bateman. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMexico Collection: MENDOZA, Antonio de (1450-1552). Viceroy of Mexico

MENDOZA, Antonio de (1450-1552). Viceroy of Mexico (1535-1549). SPAIN. Madrid. Americas Museum

Background imageMexico Collection: Mexico - Teotihuacan - Temple of Quetzacoatal

Mexico - Teotihuacan - Temple of Quetzacoatal
Mexico - Teotihuacan - Aztec Pyramid Temple of Quetzalcoatl ( The Temple of the Feathered Serpent ) - elaborate exterior stone carving with dragon and lizard heads

Background imageMexico Collection: Ufos / New Mexico / Villa

Ufos / New Mexico / Villa
UFO from Coma Berenices whose nine occupants spoke with Paul Villa for 90 minutes at Peralta, though what they talked about, no one knows 1 of 4

Background imageMexico Collection: Adobe House - Mexico - Bake Ovens and Mules

Adobe House - Mexico - Bake Ovens and Mules
A rather smart Georgian style sash window rather remarkably set into the wall of an Mexican Adobe mud brick house with a pair of bake ovens (and a pair of mules) in front. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMexico Collection: Great Pyramid of Cholula dedicated to Quetzalcoatl in Mexico

Great Pyramid of Cholula dedicated to Quetzalcoatl in Mexico.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageMexico Collection: America (16th). La Noche Triste (Sad night

America (16th). La Noche Triste (Sad night
" America (16th). " La Noche Triste" (Sad night, 30th June 1520). Painting belonging to the series " Conquista de M鸩 co" (" The Conquest of Mexico" )

Background imageMexico Collection: North American QF-100F Super Sabre 56-3905

North American QF-100F Super Sabre 56-3905
United States Army - North American QF-100F-10-NA Super Sabre 56-3905 (MSN 243-181), at Holloman Air Force Base New Mexico. (currently at the Glenn L. Martin Aviation Museum, Baltimore)

Background imageMexico Collection: Archduke Maximilian receives the Mexican delegation

Archduke Maximilian receives the Mexican delegation
The reception of the Mexican delegation by Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian at Miramar castle, off the coast of Italy. The head of the delegation holds out a letter from Gutierrez de Estrada

Background imageMexico Collection: Cortes destroying his fleet. Colored engraving

Cortes destroying his fleet. Colored engraving
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conqueror of Mexico. Cortes destroying his fleet, moored in the Villa Rica of the Vera Cruz, to prevent defections among his crew. Volume I. Engraving by J

Background imageMexico Collection: El Navajo Hotel, Gallup, New Mexico, USA

El Navajo Hotel, Gallup, New Mexico, USA
El Navajo, the new Santa Fe hotel and station at Gallup, New Mexico, USA. Date: 1910s

Background imageMexico Collection: Panorama of Acapulco, Mexico

Panorama of Acapulco, Mexico Date: circa 1950s

Background imageMexico Collection: Taxco, Mexico - Aerial view of Church of Santa Prisca

Taxco, Mexico - Aerial view of Church of Santa Prisca Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMexico Collection: Interior of a jacal (shack). 1853. Oil. MEXICO

Interior of a jacal (shack). 1853. Oil. MEXICO

Background imageMexico Collection: A Texans eye view of the USA

A Texans eye view of the USA, with a certain state having slightly more georgraphical significance than the physical reality....!! Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMexico Collection: Mexico - Mexico City - The Metropolitan Cathedral

Mexico - Mexico City - The Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary of Mexico City, Mexico - situated atop the former Aztec sacred precinct near the Templo Mayor on the northern side of the Plaza de la

Background imageMexico Collection: Mexico - Mexican Hat Dance

Mexico - Mexican Hat Dance
Mexican Hat Dance at Villa Acuna, Mexico

Background imageMexico Collection: Mexico - Morelia

Mexico - Morelia - the capital of the State of Michoacan - a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Background imageMexico Collection: Mexico / Tenochtitlan

Mexico / Tenochtitlan
A reconstruction of the Front wall and Entrance Gate of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztecs, above which modern Mexico City now stands

Background imageMexico Collection: J R POINSETT 1779-1851

J R POINSETT 1779-1851
JOEL ROBERTS POINSETT American politician and diplomat, first U.S. Minister to Mexico (1825-29), bringing back the flower named for him

Background imageMexico Collection: Native American Blankets

Native American Blankets
Six blankets made by Navaho weavers using traditional techniques, from the collection in the Indian Building in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Background imageMexico Collection: Mexico / Mexico City 1730

Mexico / Mexico City 1730
Mexico City (Tenochtitlan): general view

Background imageMexico Collection: Mexico / Xochicalco

Mexico / Xochicalco
inscribed ruins

Background imageMexico Collection: Spanish Invading Mexico

Spanish Invading Mexico

Background imageMexico Collection: Rose mallow, Hibiscus lavaterioides

Rose mallow, Hibiscus lavaterioides (Hibiscus marmoratus). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaires Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Background imageMexico Collection: Widows tears, Tinantia erecta

Widows tears, Tinantia erecta. Upright spiderwort, Tradescantia erecta. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom after an illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis The Botanical

Background imageMexico Collection: Postcard booklet, The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, USA

Postcard booklet, The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, USA -- under six flags. 1942

Background imageMexico Collection: Main Street, Aztec, New Mexico, USA

Main Street, Aztec, New Mexico, USA
Part of Main Street, Aztec, New Mexico, USA. Date: circa 1907

Background imageMexico Collection: Main street in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico

Main street in Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico
View of the main street in the city of Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico. Date: circa 1905

Background imageMexico Collection: Mexico. Uxmal. Pyramid of the Magician

Mexico. Uxmal. Pyramid of the Magician
Pyramid of the Magician. 6th-10th c. MEXICO. YUCATN. Uxmal. Puuc style. Maya art

Background imageMexico Collection: Mexico City, Mexico - Calle de Puente

Mexico City, Mexico - Calle de Puente
Calle de Puente, in San Luis Potosi (commonly called SLP or simply San Luis), the capital of the Mexican state of the same name. View toward one of the distinctive tower of the Templo del Carmen

Background imageMexico Collection: Cortes Sinks Ships

Cortes Sinks Ships
In order to discourage any faint-hearted Spanish from deserting the Conquest, Cortes sinks his fleet

Background imageMexico Collection: MONTEZUMA

MONTEZUMA II Aztec emperor of Mexico

Background imageMexico Collection: Mexico - Street Scene at Veracruz

Mexico - Street Scene at Veracruz - Calle Independencia Date: circa 1920

Background imageMexico Collection: PINGRET, Edouard (1788-1875). mid. mid. 19th

PINGRET, Edouard (1788-1875). mid. mid. 19th c. Oil on paper. Romanticism. Oil. MEXICO. Mexico City. Banco Nacional de M鸩 co (National Bank of Mexico) Collection

Background imageMexico Collection: China poblana with roses. Oil on canvas. MEXICO

China poblana with roses. Oil on canvas. MEXICO

Background imageMexico Collection: New Mexico in Locks

New Mexico in Locks
The U.S.S. warship New Mexico in Gatun Locks : both the canal and the ships using it are very vulnerable to attack at this point

Background imageMexico Collection: Mayan Deities

Mayan Deities
Mayan deities, represented on a vase from Chama

Background imageMexico Collection: Plan of Tenochtitlan

Plan of Tenochtitlan
Cortes plan of Tenochtitlan

Background imageMexico Collection: Spaniards Mass, Mexico

Spaniards Mass, Mexico
After their conquest of Mexico, the Spaniards celebrate Mass, giving thanks to God for giving them the victory

Background imageMexico Collection: Santiago, Mexico, El Alamo - Restaurante Sombrero El Charro

Santiago, Mexico, El Alamo - Restaurante Sombrero El Charro
Sombrero El Charro Restaurant at El Alamo, Santiago, a municipality located in the center of the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. Date: circa 1910s



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