Search Results: Titles starting with L from Bo Rare Americana

Broadside. LAS VIEJAS YA CONVERTIDAS PREDICAN A LOS COBARDES. A la guerra Potosinos, A la guerra con valor, EL que no tome armas Señal que no tiene honor…". SAN LUIS POTOSI, 1847. Imprenta del Estado en Palacio, á cargo de V. Carrillo. 33 x 22 cm.
In the form of a prayer poem in two columns and with 9 stanzas, it is an incitement for the Potosinos to take up arms and join the war against the United States. In the year 1847 in which this document was dated, the Americans had already landed in Veracruz and had invaded the Mexican capital. Makes reference to Taylor: "Que el Potosino se humilla? Que, humilde yugo recibe, y la ley que lo prescribe Esa ladrona pandilla? Seria un oprobio imborrable: Juremos pues a Taylor Sed de venganza insaciable Y el más profundo rencor" ("That the Potosino humble himself? What, humble yoke receives, and the law that prescribes it That thief gang? It would be an indelible opprobrium: Let us swear then to Taylor Insatiable thirst for revenge And the deepest… Read More

Broadside. LETANIA POLITICA COPIADA DEL BOLETIN DE NOTICIAS. "QUE RECOBRES TEJAS O HABLES CLARO" Mexican-American War. Letanía Política. San Luis Potosí. 1845. Imprenta del Gobierno, á cargo de Ventura Carrillo.
Very Rare broadside in the form of a prayer, criticizing the political situation and Mexican society before the entry of Americans into Mexican territory, and the terrible agreements adopted. Possibly in response to the Manifesto and Plan of San Luis Potosi from December 14, 1845.
The title "Que recobres tejas o hables claro" ("Will you recover Texas or speak clearly?"), is attributed to Antonio López de Santa Anna, who, according to legend, made this statement to the Texan delegation during negotiations following the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. It was used to express skepticism or disbelief regarding someone's intentions or ability to achieve a particular goal. In the context of the Texas-Mexico conflict, it reflects the Mexican government's refusal to recognize Texas as an… Read More

LOS TESOROS DEL MUSEO NACIONAL DE MEXICO: ESCULTURA AZTECA. 20 PHOTOS DE MANUEL ALVAREZ BRAVO. PROLOGO DE BENJAMIN PERET. 1943. Printed card folio with pasted-down b/w photographic image. Contents: 20 b/w unbound photographic plates + 2pp. text.
Very rare early bookwork by the (then) Surrealist photographer manuel Alvarez Bravo. Composed of a documentary record of extraordinarily Aztec antiquities from the collection of Mexico's National Museum. With a Spanish and English prologue by Benjamin Péret. Some minor wear and tears to the inner folio black fold-in.

Four original letters, to our knowledge unpublished, addressed to the Commander of the Cuerpo de Dragones of the Presidio de San Carlos, in the border with Arizona, allwritten by Gutierrez de la Cueva, a Spanish officer active in the frontier regions of Arizona, California and Texas; one of the letters contains instructions to the Presidio toapply pressure over hostile Apaches, the others, as above, about the management of the Presidio and information from Spain about appointments.