A Visual History of a Sacrifice: Cristero Photography and the Jose de Leon Toral Commemorative Album
Por:
Tapia, David Fajardo
Ahead of Print:
1 feb 2023
Resumen:
This paper sets out to examine the interpretative differenda arising
over photographs promoted by the Mexican government and those
distributed by the rebels after the conflict known as the Guerra
cristera [Cristero War] (1926-1929). While Federal photography was
characterised by its dissemination of punitive acts, the Cristeros (as
the anti-government Catholic rebels were known) lent their photographs
an emotive aura out of a desire to imbue them with a devotional meaning.
This analysis focuses accordingly on a photograph album dedicated to
Jose de Leon Toral, who assassinated General alvaro Obregon in July
1928. The album reframes the figure of Jose de Leon Toral to establish
images of a model life by emphasising the supposed sacrifice implied in
the Potosino assassin's execution by firing squad. Through its emphasis
on emotivity, the album sets up an interpretation of Jose de Leon Toral
as a kind of sacred figure.
Filiaciones:
Tapia, David Fajardo:
Tapia, DF (Corresponding Author), Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Hist, Mexico City, Mexico
Tapia, DF (Corresponding Author), Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Estet, Mexico City, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Hist, Mexico City, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Invest Estet, Mexico City, Mexico
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