Picture No | 10098071 |
Date | 1892 |
Description | Posada, Bruno Martinez executed by firing squad, Mexico |
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The execution by firing squad of Jesus Bruno Martinez, a famous criminal. In 1892 he belonged to a gang called La Profesa -- they robbed a Mexico City jeweller, and Martinez injured the jeweller. He was sentenced to Belen prison and soon after was executed.
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Source | Engraving by Jose Guadalupe Posada in Posada, Printmaker to the Mexican People, Art Institute of Chicago, 1944 (Plate I) |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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