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Broadsheet relating to a young girl who was beheaded in April 16, 1902

Publisher Antonio Vanegas Arroyo Mexican
ca. 1902
Not on view
This broadsheet reports on the beheading of eleven-year-old María Sánchez in Saltillo (Coahuila) on April 16, 1902. An account of the crime—that continues on the back of the sheet—is fast-moving and sensational. Tomás, a barber, had returned home from church to find his daughter decapitated. A suspect was identified, but Tomás ultimately confessed to this and another "unspeakable crime." His culpability is announced in the headline and, to add veracity to the account, a large mainstream newspaper is cited as the source.




En esta hoja volante se describe la decapitación de María Sánchez, de once años, que tuvo lugar en Saltillo (Coahuila) el 16 de abril de 1902. El relato del crimen, que continúa en el reverso de la lámina, es dinámico y sensacionalista. Tomás, un barbero, regresó a casa desde la iglesia y encontró a su hija degollada. Se identificó a un sospechoso, pero Tomás terminó confesando el asesinato y otro «repugnante crimen». Su culpabilidad se proclama en el titular y, para añadir veracidad al relato, se cita un periódico de gran tirada como fuente.



Image included in the broadsheet "Crimen nunca visto! Tomás Sánchez, barbero que está establecido en Saltillo, degüella a su tierna e indefensa hija de 11 años de edad, declarando dicho individuo haber cometido otro repugnante crimen en la persona de la referida niña" (Imprenta de Vanegas Arroyo, 1902).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Broadsheet relating to a young girl who was beheaded in April 16, 1902
  • Artist: José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, Aguascalientes 1852–1913 Mexico City)
  • Publisher: Antonio Vanegas Arroyo (1850–1917, Mexican)
  • Date: ca. 1902
  • Medium: Zincography and letterpress on tan paper
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 13/16 × 7 7/8 in. (30 × 20 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946
  • Object Number: 46.46.114
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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