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Genl. Lopez the Cuban patriot getting his cash – Vintage Print

Genl. Lopez the Cuban patriot getting his cash, N.Y. : Pubd. & for sale by John L. Magee, 1850. — antique lithograph
Genl. Lopez the Cuban patriot getting his cash, N.Y. : Pubd. & for sale by John L. Magee, 1850.. Antique lithograph from the Latin America collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Narciso López, the Venezuelan-born general who wanted to free Cuba from Spanish rule, is the figure at the center of this 1850 political cartoon, which mocks him for collecting money. That May he led a small filibustering force ashore at Cárdenas, on Cuba's north coast, hoping to spark an uprising. The landing was quickly defeated, and López withdrew to the United States. The lithograph, published in New York by John L. Magee, reflects the divided American reaction to filibuster schemes, which drew both sympathy and condemnation. López was captured and executed in Havana in 1851.

Created / publishedN.Y. : Pubd. & for sale by John L. Magee, 1850.
Medium1 print : lithograph on wove paper ; 36.9 x 28 cm. (image)
GenreLithographs 1850.Political cartoons 1850.
NotesPubd. & for sale by John L. Magee 34 Mott St. N.Y. Title appears as it is written on the item. Weitenkampf, p. 103. Forms part of: American cartoon print filing series (Library of Congress) Published in: American political prints, 1766-1876 / Bernard F. Reilly. Boston : G.K. Hall, 1991, entry 1850-10.
SubjectsLo'pez, Narciso,--1797-1851. Ca'rdenas (Cuba)--1850. Cuba--1850. Spain--1850.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,110 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-111309

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