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[Coronation of Queen Ofelia of the Fiesta de la Raza]

Newspaper clipping of the coronation of Queen Ophelia I on October 11, 1942, on the grounds of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, Texas. The coronation was part of the Fiesta de la Raza.

Date: October 11, 1942

Item Type: Clipping

[Wedding photograph of Ignacio and Virginia Acosta]

Photograph of Ignacio and Virginia Acosta taken on August 5, 1923. The bride is dressed in white with a white head veil decorated with flowers. She holds a bunch of white flowers in her hand. The groom wears a suit with bow tie.

Date: August 5, 1923

Item Type: Photograph

[Postcard portrait of Franco Jimenez]

Postcard featuring an image of Franco Jimenez taken in Fresno, California. Franco is sitting on a chair, dressed in a suit and bow tie.

Date: October 29, 1924

Creator: Comet Photo Studio

Item Type: Postcard

[Our Lady of Guadalupe, annual bazaar]

Composite photograph of our Lady of Guadalupe bazaar. The bazaar was an annual event.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Location: 29.759070818153486 -95.34499499999998

[Certificate of baptism for Ignacio Bocanegra]

Document certifying Ignacio Bocanegra's baptism in September 1895, at Parroquia del Sagrado Corazón, in Monterrey, Mexico.

Date: July 9, 1906

Creator: De Jesús Galván, Armando

Item Type: Text

[Postcard of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo]

Postcard of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexico. He was a Mexican priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo in Osuna]

Postcard of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo in Osuna. Don Miguel is standing against a tree and listening to one of the soldiers. Osuna is a town and municipality in the province of Seville, southern Spain, in the autonomous community of Andalusia.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Felipe B. Berriozábal]

Postcard of Felipe B. Berriozábal. He was a Mexican politician, engineer and military leader. He participated in the Reform War.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of the court of Montezuma II]

Postcard of people presenting gifts to Montezuma II, emperor of Mexico from 1480 to 1520.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Fernando Cortés]

Postcard of Fernando, or Hernán, Cortés, Spanish conquistador.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Carlota of Mexico]

Postcard of Princess Carlota Amalia, empress of Mexico from 1864 to 1867.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Maximilian I and Carlota of Mexico]

Postcard of Emperor Maximilian I and Empress Carlota of Mexico. They ruled from 1864 to 1867.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Francisco Marquez and Juan Barrera]

Postcard featuring two members of the military: Francisco Marquez, a military school student, and Juan Barrera, a lieutenant who died on September 13, 1847, at 19 years old.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Vicente Suarez and Fernando Montes de Oca]

Postcard featuring two members of the military: Vicente Suarez and Fernando Montes de Oca, both military college students who died on September 13, 1847, at 19 and 17 years old, respectfully. Both died defending the Chapultepec against an American attack.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of the Battle of Ocotlán]

Postcard of the scene of the Battle of Ocotlán. Troops converge on a town atop a hill.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

Location: None

[Postcard of Maximilian I of Mexico]

Postcard of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico. He ruled with his wife, Carlota, from 1864 to 1867.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of General Porfirio Díaz]

Postcard of General Porfirio Díaz, Mexican soldier and politician, in a suit wearing a sash and a military medal. Díaz served seven terms as the President of Mexico.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Justo Sierra]

Postcard of Justo Sierra, Mexican writer and journalist.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Miguel Domínguez]

Postcard of Miguel Domínguez, a New Spanish colonial official in Mexico who played a part in the Mexican independence movement.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Manuel González Flores]

Postcard of Manuel González Flores, who has a long beard. González Flores was a military general, politician, and President of Mexico.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Pedro de Gante]

Postcard of Fray Pedro de Gante, a Franciscan missionary from Belgium. Gante was also known as Fray Pieter van der Moere and Pedro de Mura.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Francisco Javier Mina]

Postcard of Francisco Javier Mina. Mina was a solider and lawyer in Mexico who was a prominent figure in the Mexican revolution.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Mariano Matamoros]

Postcard of Mariano Matamoros, a Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary soldier of the Mexican War of Independence.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

[Postcard of Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero]

Postcard of a man confronting another man who has his arms spread out. The men are standing next to a large rock right off of a path. The men are Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero, Mexican military generals who were involved in the Mexican War of Independence.

Date: unknown

Creator: Tarjeta Postal

Item Type: Postcard

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[Coronation of Queen Ofelia of the Fiesta de la Raza]

[Wedding photograph of Ignacio and Virginia Acosta]

[Postcard portrait of Franco Jimenez]

[Our Lady of Guadalupe, annual bazaar]

[Certificate of baptism for Ignacio Bocanegra]

[Postcard of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo]

[Postcard of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costillo in Osuna]

[Postcard of Felipe B. Berriozábal]

[Postcard of the court of Montezuma II]

[Postcard of Fernando Cortés]

[Postcard of Carlota of Mexico]

[Postcard of Maximilian I and Carlota of Mexico]

[Postcard of Francisco Marquez and Juan Barrera]

[Postcard of Vicente Suarez and Fernando Montes de Oca]

[Postcard of the Battle of Ocotlán]

[Postcard of Maximilian I of Mexico]

[Postcard of General Porfirio Díaz]

[Postcard of Justo Sierra]

[Postcard of Miguel Domínguez]

[Postcard of Manuel González Flores]

[Postcard of Pedro de Gante]

[Postcard of Francisco Javier Mina]

[Postcard of Mariano Matamoros]

[Postcard of Agustín de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero]