Book contents
- Death in Old Mexico
- Death in Old Mexico
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Murder
- Part II Context
- Part III Justice
- Part IV Characters
- Part V Consequences
- Part VI Interpretations
- 16 Violent City
- 17 Omens
- 18 Artifacts
- Part VII Texts
- Conclusion Death in Old Mexico
- Bibliography
- Index
16 - Violent City
from Part VI - Interpretations
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
- Part II Context
- Part III Justice
- Part IV Characters
- Part V Consequences
- Part VI Interpretations
- 16 Violent City
- 17 Omens
- 18 Artifacts
- Part VII Texts
- Conclusion Death in Old Mexico
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The Dongo massacre, the backstories of the perpetrators, and the execution of Aldama, Quintero, and Blanco offer the most famous examples of how violence and entertainment intertwined in late eighteenth-century Mexico City. Texts dating to this era chronicle the multitude of other spectacles which displayed the viceroys’ vindictive justice in the form of corporal punishment and executions. These spectacles sent out a strong message from the authorities regarding the values that they wished to promote. They expected the urban crowds to watch, hear, and smell the consequences of lawbreaking in New Spain.
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- Death in Old MexicoThe 1789 Dongo Murders and How They Shaped the History of a Nation, pp. 169 - 181Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023