Versos de Valentín Mancera traidos del estado de Guanajuato

Broadside shows a Mexican guitarist singing in a doorway, as two soldiers escort Valentín Mancera, an outlaw from the state of Guanajuato. Mancera, murdered by the police in 1880, was famous for his hatred of the gachupines (the pure-blooded Spaniards who formed the upper class). His class hatred and the details surrounding his death made him a natural hero. The song "Murió Valentín Mancera," on the recto, describes and laments his death. An additional song, "Adios, adios!" is on the verso.
Imp. de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, Calle de Santa Teresa Núm. 1. México.
Posada's Mexico / Ron Tyler. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 1979, p. 150.
Purchase; Caroline and Erwin Swann Memorial Fund; 1978; (DLC/PP-1978:109.001).