Broadsheet relating to a young girl who was beheaded in April 16, 1902 while her father Tomás Sánchez left her at home alone

José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

ca. 1902 · Type-metal engraving and letterpress on tan paper · Drawings and Prints

Broadsheet relating to a young girl who was beheaded in April 16, 1902 while her father Tomás Sánchez left her at home alone — José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo

This broadsheet reports on the beheading of eleven-year-old María Sánchez in Saltillo (Coahuila) on April 16, 1902. An account of the crime—that continues on the back of the sheet—is fast-moving and sensational. Tomás, a barber, had returned home from church to find his daughter decapitated. A suspect was identified, but Tomás ultimately confessed to this and another "unspeakable crime." His culpability is announced in the headline and, to add veracity to the account, a large mainstream newspaper is cited as the source. En esta hoja volante se describe la decapitación de María Sánchez, de once años, que tuvo lugar en Saltillo (Coahuila) el 16 de abril de 1902. El relato del crimen, que continúa en el reverso de la lámina, es dinámico y sensacionalista. Tomás, un barbero, regresó a casa desde la iglesia y encontró a su hija degollada. Se identificó a un sospechoso, pero Tomás terminó confesando el asesinato y otro «repugnante crimen». Su culpabilidad se proclama en el titular y, para añadir veracidad al relato, se cita un periódico de gran tirada como fuente. Image included in the broadsheet "Crimen nunca visto! Tomás Sánchez, barbero que está establecido en Saltillo, degüella a su tierna e indefensa hija de 11 años de edad, declarando dicho individuo haber cometido otro repugnante crimen en la persona de la referida niña" (Imprenta de Vanegas Arroyo, 1902).

Artist
José Guadalupe Posada|Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
Date
ca. 1902
Medium
Type-metal engraving and letterpress on tan paper
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1946