Dance of the Forty-One
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The Dance of the Forty-One or the Ball of the Forty-One was a society scandal in early 20th-century Mexico, during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz. The incident revolved around an illegal police raid
Hoja Suelta, José Guadalupe Posada, 1901
Porfiriato
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The Porfiriato or Porfirismo, coined by Mexican historian Daniel Cosío Villegas, is a term given to the period when General Porfirio Díaz ruled Mexico under an authoritarian military dictatorship in t
President Gen. Porfirio Díaz
Rural on board a train. Photograph Manuel Ramos, published in La Revista de Revistas, May 1912
Mexican National Railroad 1891
Henequen bag from the 19th century, one of main contemporary industrialized products produced by Mexico. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.