Plate 22: Aquiles Serdán and his family in Puebla on 18 November 1910, firing the first shots and beginning the revolution, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution)

Fernando Castro Pacheco Mexican
 Publisher Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City Mexican

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See comment for 1993.1133.1–85.

The revolution throughout Mexico began on November 20, 1910, two days after the events shown in this print. Aquiles Serdán, a shoemaker from Puebla, had been imprisoned in 1909 for his activities in opposition to the repressive government of President Díaz. After escaping jail, Serdán continued his work and drew the attention of the authorities, who sent troops to his home to arrest him. Along with his family and friends, Serdán defend-ed his home, taking the lives of government soldiers and losing his own.

Plate 22: Aquiles Serdán and his family in Puebla on 18 November 1910, firing the first shots and beginning the revolution, from the portfolio 'Estampas de la revolución Mexicana' (prints of the Mexican Revolution), Fernando Castro Pacheco (Mexican, Mérida, Yucatán 1918–2013 Mérida, Yucatán), Linocut

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