Palacio de Gobierno, 1892.
Palacio de Gobierno, 1892.
MURAL I
"Social Evolution of Man in Yucatan" shows us the various stages in the evolution of Mayan man since his golden age: we see him at his daily activities…
"Social Evolution of Man in Yucatan" shows us the various stages in the evolution of Mayan man since his golden age: we see him at his daily activities…
Mural II
This second mural, continues the story begun in the first (which hangs in the opposite corridor); here the conquest has been completed and the Mayan…
This second mural, continues the story begun in the first (which hangs in the opposite corridor); here the conquest has been completed and the Mayan…
The triumph of the republic
Here we have a depiction of the Homeric struggle between Imperialists and Republicans in the city of Merida, occupied by the…
Here we have a depiction of the Homeric struggle between Imperialists and Republicans in the city of Merida, occupied by the…
The execution of Jacinto Canek
On November 19th 1761, an uprising of Mayan Indians broke out in the village of Cisteil, headed by Jacinto Canek. This uprising…
On November 19th 1761, an uprising of Mayan Indians broke out in the village of Cisteil, headed by Jacinto Canek. This uprising…
The caste war
The so-called "Caste War" in Yucatan lasted over fifty years and cost some 300,000 lives; it ended up reduced te historical ill-feeling, with no…
The so-called "Caste War" in Yucatan lasted over fifty years and cost some 300,000 lives; it ended up reduced te historical ill-feeling, with no…
Commander Francisco de Montejo began the conquest of Yucatan, but when he became weary, he decided to leave the conclusion in the hands of his son of the same…
Gonzalo Guerrero
This brave mariner survived a shipwreck on the coast of Yucatan along with a priest named Jerónimo de Aguilar. When they reached land, they…
This brave mariner survived a shipwreck on the coast of Yucatan along with a priest named Jerónimo de Aguilar. When they reached land, they…
Staircase murals
To produce these three murals (chronologically the first to be painted by the artist, in 1971) Fernando Castro Pacheco chose the theme of the…
To produce these three murals (chronologically the first to be painted by the artist, in 1971) Fernando Castro Pacheco chose the theme of the…
Staircase murals
To produce these three murals (chronologically the first to be painted by the artist, in 1971) Fernando Castro Pacheco chose the theme of the…
To produce these three murals (chronologically the first to be painted by the artist, in 1971) Fernando Castro Pacheco chose the theme of the…
