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'People deserve bad political leaders when they tolerate them', caricature no. 46 from 'San Baltasar' (July 1873). A bound volume of caricatures and political satires from the Mexican newspapers 'La orquesta', 'El Padre Cobos', and 'San Baltasar: periódico chusco, amante de decir bromas y grocerias, afecto a las convivialidades, y con caricaturas'

1865–1873
Not on view
The state of Morelos in Mexico was created in 1869 through decree by President Benito Juárez. Its first governor, General Francisco Leyva Arciniegas, is shown here attacking a small man representing the state. The labels on the governor’s sleeves identify the institutions he purportedly abused. The newspaper in which this print appeared opposed the Juárez government and supported the presidential candidacy of General Porfirio Díaz who, after his election in 1876, became a de facto dictator.



El estado mexicano de Morelos fue creado en 1869 mediante un decreto firmado por el presidente Benito Juárez. Su primer gobernador, el general Francisco Leyva Arciniegas, se muestra aquí atacando a un hombre pequeño que representa al estado. Las etiquetas visibles en las mangas del gobernador identifican las instituciones a las que supuestamente atacó. El periódico en el que se publicó esta estampa se oponía al gobierno de Juárez y apoyaba la candidatura presidencial del general Porfirio Díaz, que, tras ser elegido en 1876, se convirtió, de facto, en un dictador.



In the one binding, 369 lithographs by different artists from issues of three periodicals with the date range 1865–73. The binding is contemporary with the prints.

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  • Title: 'People deserve bad political leaders when they tolerate them', caricature no. 46 from 'San Baltasar' (July 1873). A bound volume of caricatures and political satires from the Mexican newspapers 'La orquesta', 'El Padre Cobos', and 'San Baltasar: periódico chusco, amante de decir bromas y grocerias, afecto a las convivialidades, y con caricaturas'
  • Artist: Constantino Escalante (Mexican, Mexico City 1836–1868 Mexico City)
  • Artist: José Maria Villasana (Mexican, Vera Cruz 1848–1904 Mexico City)
  • Artist: Jesús Alamilla (Mexican, Mexico City 1847–1881 Mexico City)
  • Artist: F. Piquete (Mexican, fl. ca. 1860s–1870s)
  • Date: 1865–1873
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Dimensions: 12 1/16 × 8 11/16 × 1 7/16 in. (30.6 × 22 × 3.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.46.546
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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