Broadsheet relating to the skeleton from Guadalajara

Manuel Manilla Mexican
Publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo Mexican

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 691

"Tapatía" here indicates that the figures are from the city of Guadalajara (Jalisco), though the term is also sometimes associated with an authentic Mexican identity. An elegantly dressed male skeleton smokes a cigar and drinks tequila while a female skeleton looks over his shoulder. Written in the first person in a gloating tone, the rhyming quatrains surrounding the image explain how the skeleton has defeated adversaries from other states. Text on the back of the print describes negative aspects of working-class occupations and ends with a song about the bravery of people from Guadalajara.



Aquí, la denominación «tapatía» indica que las figuras proceden de la ciudad de Guadalajara (Jalisco), aunque el término también se asocia a veces con la auténtica identidad mexicana. Una calavera masculina elegantemente vestida fuma un puro y bebe tequila mientras una calavera femenina mira por encima de su hombro. Los cuartetos con rima que rodean a la imagen, escritos en primera persona con un tono altanero, explican cómo derrotó la calavera a sus adversarios de otros estados. El texto del reverso del grabado describe los aspectos negativos de los trabajos de la clase obrera y termina con una canción sobre la valentía de los oriundos de Guadalajara.

Broadsheet relating to the skeleton from Guadalajara, Manuel Manilla (Mexican, Mexico City ca. 1830–1895 Mexico City), Type-metal engraving and letterpress on green paper

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