Death in old Mexico: the 1789 Dongo murders and how they shaped the history of a nation

In a Mexico City mansion on October 23, 1789, Don Joaquín Dongo and ten of his employees were brutally murdered by three killers armed with machetes. Investigators worked tirelessly to find the perpetrators, who were publicly executed two weeks later. Labelled the 'crime of the century',...

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1. Verfasser: Germeten, Nicole von (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2023
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Zusammenfassung:In a Mexico City mansion on October 23, 1789, Don Joaquín Dongo and ten of his employees were brutally murdered by three killers armed with machetes. Investigators worked tirelessly to find the perpetrators, who were publicly executed two weeks later. Labelled the 'crime of the century', these events and their aftermath have intrigued writers of fiction and nonfiction for over two centuries. Using a vast range of sources, Nicole von Germeten recreates a paper trail of Enlightenment-era greed and savagery, and highlights how the violence of the Mexican judiciary echoed the acts of the murderers. The Spanish government conducted dozens of executions in Mexico City's central square in this era, revealing how European imperialism in the Americas influenced perceptions of violence and how it was tolerated, encouraged, or suppressed
Beschreibung:Also issued in print: 2023. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xv, 268 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781009261531
DOI:10.1017/9781009261531

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