This essay continues the investigation of an earlier article, also published in this journal, by examining artistic representations of Cuauhtémoc in the post-revolutionary period, and especially after 1940, when the figure of the last Aztec king became widely and variously…

This article examines nineteenth-century artistic representations of Cuauhtémoc and the process by which the emperor's image was forged into a national symbol. It identifies the liberal conception behind the artistic imagery and its relationship to vital political and social debates…

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