McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 446

Item

Title

McCarthy Album 10, Photograph 446

Description

Caption: "Obregon's tomb, Mexico City." William and Grace McCarthy standing before the monument to General Alvaro Obregon (1880-1928), who was a leader of the Mexican Revolution (1920-1920). Obregon was elected President of post-Revolution Mexico, serving from 1920-1924. In 1928, he was again elected but was assassinated by Jose de Leon Toral, a Roman Catholic who opposed Obregon's policies on religious matters. The monument was completed in 1935 and stands in the San Angel region of Mexico City, in the same location where Obregon was assassinated.

Contributor

Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.

Coverage

Mexico City, Mexico

Date

1938

Format

JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color

Identifier

96-07-08-alb10-446

Language

English

Publisher

California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office

Rights

© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.

Source

Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)

Subject

Monument to Alvaro Obregon

Type

Still Image