▁having ▁le aked ▁information ▁through ▁his ▁hom osex ual ▁relationships . ▁ ▁Put ▁under ▁the ▁watch ▁of ▁G ild ardo ▁Mag aña , ▁he ▁escaped ▁and ▁sought ▁to ▁bring ▁together ▁the ▁Z apat ista ▁leaders ▁around ▁him , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁failed . ▁ ▁Pala fox ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁without ▁reve aling ▁his ▁hom osex ual ity . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁there ▁already ▁existed ▁some ▁bars ▁and ▁bath s ▁for ▁hom osex uals ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁around ▁Al amed a , ▁Z ó cal o , ▁P ase o ▁de ▁Reform a ▁and ▁Cal le ▁Mad ero . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁de cade , ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁ten ▁to ▁fifteen ▁bars , ▁and ▁dan cing ▁was ▁permitted ▁in ▁El ▁Á frica ▁and ▁El ▁Tri um fo . ▁ ▁This ▁relative ▁perm iss ivity ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁when ▁the ▁mayor ▁U ru ch urt u ▁closed ▁all ▁the ▁city ' s ▁gay ▁bars ▁after ▁a ▁triple ▁crime . ▁ ▁Dance ▁of ▁the ▁forty - one ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Mexico ▁City ▁police ▁ra ided ▁an ▁aff lu ent ▁drag ▁ball , ▁arrest ing ▁ 4 2 ▁men , ▁half ▁of ▁them ▁dressed ▁as ▁women , ▁and ▁drag ging ▁them ▁off ▁to ▁Bel ón ▁Pr ison . ▁The ▁resulting ▁sc andal , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Dance ▁of ▁the ▁