The Tlatelolco massacre was a military massacre committed against the students of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), and other universities in Mexico.
Memorial stele dedicated to the massacre victims at Tlatelolco.
Marcelino Perelló, a leader of student groups at a press conference. Mexico, October 6, 1968.
Students' demonstration, Mexico City, August 27, 1968.
Students in a burned bus.
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The National Autonomous University of Mexico is a public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countries. It also has 34 research institutes, 26 museums, and 18 historic sites.
The iconic UNAM central library, by Juan O'Gorman.
Interior of the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico, lithograph by Pietro Gualdi, 1840
Justo Sierra, founder of the National University of Mexico in its current incarnation.
General view of Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City