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
3 - October 23, 1789
from Part I - Murder
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 March 2023
- 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
The day after the massacre, the judicial authorities in charge canvas Dongo’s neighbors, seeking information about any strange sounds or other unusual events that they observed the day before. Although Dongo paid a hefty sum to rent his spacious home and warehouse, he shared the neighborhood with a diverse group of small businessmen and their families. Some rent rooms, and others maintain large households in two-story buildings. The local residents have a good reputation. All are known as honorable men, however humble. Some of these witnesses were lucky to have one last quiet night before awakening to the shocking massacre which took place just steps away from their doorways. But others experience strange sightings and sounds which disrupt their rest and foreshadow the terrible discovery made the following morning of October 24.
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- Death in Old MexicoThe 1789 Dongo Murders and How They Shaped the History of a Nation, pp. 26 - 32Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023