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Manifesto of the town of Soconusco

Probably published by Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City Mexican
1938
Not on view
This manifesto begins with a salute to the "soldiers of the revolution," invoking their memory to encourage the local population to support the Mexican army amid a political crisis. A soldier is shown in profile next to flags bearing the insignia of Mexico and the Soviet Union. The flyer explains that the army sought to defend democracy before an "imminent fascist menace," thousands of Guatemalan soldiers said to be moving toward Mexico’s southern border; this was in fact an unfounded rumor started by a political rival of the sitting president. The manifesto is signed by unions who supported President Lázaro Cárdenas.



El manifiesto comienza con un homenaje a los «soldados de la revolución», cuyo recuerdo se invoca para animar a la población local a apoyar al ejército mexicano en el contexto de una crisis política. Vemos a un soldado de perfil junto a dos banderas con los emblemas de México y la Unión Soviética. La octavilla explica que la presencia del ejército tenía como fin defender la democracia frente a una «amenaza inminente del fascismo»: se decía que miles de soldados guatemaltecos se dirigían hacia la frontera meridional de México. Se trataba, en realidad, de un rumor infundado propagado por un rival político del presidente. El manifiesto está firmado por los sindicatos que apoyaban al presidente Lázaro Cárdenas.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Manifesto of the town of Soconusco
  • Artist: Ángel Bracho (Mexican, Mexico City 1911–2005)
  • Artist: Probably published by Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
  • Date: 1938
  • Medium: Linocut, letterpress on green paper, backed with linen
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/8 × 11 13/16 in. (43.5 × 30 cm)
    Image: 7 7/8 × 9 13/16 in. (20 × 25 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1939
  • Object Number: 39.16.11
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Taller de Gráfica Popular, Mexico City
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