(Description) Figure 1 ‘The History of Mexico: From Conquest to the Future’ by Diego Rivera, murals at Palacio Nacional, Mexico City. Rivera produced this artwork between 1929-35 as part of a movement to forge a new sense of Mexican identity which drew on indigenous culture and traditions rather than the legacies of the Spanish Empire. Image: Katie Bordner.

Introduction

A colour photograph of a mural depicting a battle scene.