Funerals, Festivals, and Cultural Politics in Porfirian Mexico

When President Benito Ju rez died unexpectedly of a heart attack in 1872, the Mexican government declared...
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Funerals, Festivals, and Cultural Politics in Porfirian Mexico by Esposito, Matthew D.

Funerals, Festivals, and Cultural Politics in Porfirian Mexico

¥12,137

Funerals, Festivals, and Cultural Politics in Porfirian Mexico

¥12,137
Author: Matthew D. Esposito
Format: Paperback
Language: English

When President Benito Ju rez died unexpectedly of a heart attack in 1872, the Mexican government declared a seven-day period of mourning. Nearly the entire population of Mexico City filed past Ju rez's body as it lay in state in the National Palace. Over 100,000 people watched the magnificent procession of his hearse, and countless mourners vied for position to listen to his eulogies. Ju rez's was the last state funeral for a sitting president in republican Mexico, and the public response proved the existence of a Mexican national community. It also gave birth to the cultural politics and mythical discourse of the Porfirian regime that would overthrow Ju rez's successor in 1876.

In 1902 Mexican journalist, congressman, and intellectual Justo Sierra asserted that Mexico gained both national pride and its international personality during the long reign of Porfirio D az. Matthew Esposito argues that much of this identity stemmed from D az's reliance on memorialism. Over the course of thirty-five years, the Porfirian state constructed dozens of national monuments, performed countless commemorations, and held 110 state funerals. While most historians have argued that D az's reign owed its longevity to extralegal activities and personal appeals to loyalty, Esposito examines D az's successful manipulation of cults of the dead, hero cults, and national memory to shape the perception of his leadership.



Author: Matthew D. Esposito
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 11/01/2010
Pages: 332
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.12w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780826348838


Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 60

About the Author
Esposito, Matthew D.: - Matthew D. Esposito is associate professor and chair of the department of history at Drake University. He is the author of numerous articles and reviews on Mexican cultural history.

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