Title: The History of Mexico (mural) - Wikipedia
Headings: The History of Mexico
(mural)

The History of Mexico (mural)
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The artist: Diego Rivera
Background for the mural
Description of the mural
North wall
West (main) wall
South wall
Interpretation
References

Content: The top of the central part of the mural shows the victorious peasant armies of Zapata and Villa who led the Revolution that supposedly restored the people to power. The red banner saying " Tierra y Libertad " ("Land and Liberty") portrays the long struggles of poor Mexicans to regain their homeland. South wall
This part of the mural is about the future of Mexico. It shows factories, the Soviet flag (Rivera and the government at the time had socialist tendencies), workers, Karl Marx and the Communist Manifesto, and an image of Rivera's wife Frida Kahlo. Kahlo and her sister Cristina are shown as socialist teachers bringing a glorious future. School children are shown also. The images are all about progress, prosperity, and a better future. Interpretation
Given the context of post-Revolutionary Mexico, the mural could simply be seen as a declaration that the revolution had finally brought justice to the Mexican people who had long been oppressed by foreign powers and national dictators. The ancient Native Americans had rich culture but were conquered by Europeans. Later, the Native Americans and Mestizos suffered at the hands of the Spanish, the French, and the Diaz dictatorship.