Book contents
- Death in Old Mexico
- Death in Old Mexico
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Murder
- 1 The Scene of the Crime
- 2 The Dongo House
- 3 October 23, 1789
- Part II Context
- Part III Justice
- Part IV Characters
- Part V Consequences
- Part VI Interpretations
- Part VII Texts
- Conclusion Death in Old Mexico
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - The Dongo House
from Part I - Murder
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 March 2023
Book contents
- Death in Old Mexico
- Death in Old Mexico
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Murder
- 1 The Scene of the Crime
- 2 The Dongo House
- 3 October 23, 1789
- Part II Context
- Part III Justice
- Part IV Characters
- Part V Consequences
- Part VI Interpretations
- Part VII Texts
- Conclusion Death in Old Mexico
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter describes the building, interior design, and furnishings in the location where the murders took place, drawing from a nineteenth-century historical novel about the crime.
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- Death in Old MexicoThe 1789 Dongo Murders and How They Shaped the History of a Nation, pp. 22 - 25Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023