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CATEGORIES: SPECIAL OCCASION;TRAVEL;APPOINTMENT
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SUMMARY:¡Viva! Mexico's Independence
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Event Name: ¡Viva! Mexico's Independence=0D=0AEvent Url: http://www.nowplayingaustin.com/event/detail/440124931=0D=0AEvent Date Begin: 2010-02-09=0D=0AEvent Date End: 2010-08-01=0D=0A=0D=0A=0D=0A=The year 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of Mexico's independence from Spain and the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution, pivotal events in Mexico's struggle for self-governance. In collaboration with The University's Graduate Studies program and the Consulado General de México en Austin, the Ransom Center will display original materials from its collections that illuminate these historic touchstones.=0D=0A=The exhibition will feature such rarities as the original 1529 document appointing Hernán Cortés Captain General of New Spain; unpublished letters exchanged between the ill-fated Ferdinand Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico and his wife Carlotta; original documentary photographs of the Mexican Revolution along with period broadsides illustrated by José Guadalupe Posada; and artistic responses to the long history of Mexico's conquest and revolt.=0D=0A==0D=0A=0D=0AStart time:10am - 5pm Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday=0D=0A=10am - 7pm Thursday=0D=0A=Noon - 5pm Saturday and Sunday
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