Diego Rivera

Many of my students have been introduced to Diego Rivera the amazing Mexican Muralist through one of mi libros favoritos:

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Here Rivera takes us into the Aztec capital on top of which was built Mexico City, and as you can see was a floating city. Mural de Rivera mostrando la vida de los aztecas en el mercado de Tlatelolco. Palacio Nacional de Ciudad de México.

For a detailed history of the painter Click this painting of an Native Mexican woman carrying calla lilies and there's Wikipedia English and Espanol