Death and power in the places of memory of the Second Empire and French Intervention: the case of the Mausoleum Mexican French of Camarón, Veracruz

  • Alfonso Milán Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Azcapotzalco.
Keywords: Places of memory, French intervention, death, power, Memorial

Abstract

The article analyzes how some urban spaces that had connection with the French intervention and the Second Empire were demolished to prevent the exercise of memory, however were others whose commemorative purpose had to do with the reconciliation between France and Mexico. Emphasis is placed in the case of Mexican French mausoleum, space in which, the stoicism with which the French Legionnaires fought death, became the virtue that deserved to be remembered through a monument.

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Published
2016-01-01
How to Cite
Milán, A. (2016). Death and power in the places of memory of the Second Empire and French Intervention: the case of the Mausoleum Mexican French of Camarón, Veracruz. Revista Fuentes Humanísticas, 28(52), 151-161. Retrieved from https://fuenteshumanisticas.azc.uam.mx/index.php/rfh/article/view/10
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