Title: Grandes desastres de la Ciudad de México
Description: Anthology of chronicles describing great human tragedies and natural phenomena that have shaped Mexico City since pre-Hispanic age. Told in voices of well-known writers and historical figures who witnessed them (Guillermo Prieto, Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, Juan José Tablada, José Luis Martinez, et al.), texts provide first-hand accounts of events ranging from fall of Tenochtitlan, great flood of 1629, plagues and epidemics, rioting, military occupation, earthquakes and others.
Subjects: Disasters, History, Natural disasters
Places: Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico City (Mexico)