The Dredging of the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itzá 1904-1914

This article analyzes the “restoration” of a treasure of incalculable value, taken from Chichen Itzá’s Sacred Cenote with the help of a primitive dredge installed along its edge by Edward H. Thompson, then the U.S. consul in Progreso, and financed by Harvard University’s Peabody Museum and private c...

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Autor: Palacios, Guillermo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Historia Mexicana
Idioma:español
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H. Thompson
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spelling The Dredging of the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itzá 1904-1914El dragado del cenote sagrado de Chichen Itzá 1904-c.1914Palacios, GuillermoChichen ItzaH. ThompsonCenoteArcheology20th CenturyChichen ItzáH. Thompsoncenotearqueologíasiglo XXThis article analyzes the “restoration” of a treasure of incalculable value, taken from Chichen Itzá’s Sacred Cenote with the help of a primitive dredge installed along its edge by Edward H. Thompson, then the U.S. consul in Progreso, and financed by Harvard University’s Peabody Museum and private collectors from the Boston area. This “restoration” began in 1904 and continued up until 1907, with periodic resumptions up until 1909, the year in which Thompson resigned from his consular position, which marked the weakening of the network of complicity that he had been weaving since 1875 to allow him to illegally export hundreds of Maya pieces to the University of Cambridge. The article concludes in 1914, when the violence of the Mexican Revolution unintentionally put an end to the looting of Chichén Itzá.Este artículo acompaña el proceso de “rescate” de un tesoro de valor incalculable, retirado del fondo del Cenote Sagrado de Chichen Itzá, con ayuda de una primitiva draga instalada en sus orillas por el entonces cónsul de los Estados Unidos de América del Norte en Progreso, Edward H. Thompson, financiada por fondos del Peabody Museum de Harvard University y recursos privados de coleccionistas del área de Boston. El “rescate” inició en 1904 y se prolongó hasta 1907, con reiteraciones episódicas hasta 1909, año de la dimisión de Thompson de su cargo consular y del inicio del desmadejamiento de las redes de complicidad que se habían venido tejiendo desde 1875 para permitir la exportación ilegal de centenas de piezas “mayas” hacia la universidad de Cambridge. El texto termina en 1914, cuando la violencia revolucionaria detiene accidentalmente la sangría.El Colegio de México, A.C.2017-10-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/xmlhttps://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/347510.24201/hm.v67i2.3475Historia Mexicana; Vol. 67, Núm. 2 (266) octubre-diciembre 2017; 559-7402448-65310185-0172reponame:Historia Mexicanainstname:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICOinstacron:COLMEXspahttps://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/3475/3254https://historiamexicana.colmex.mx/index.php/RHM/article/view/3475/3380Derechos de autor 2017 Historia Mexicanainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:oai.historiamexicana.colmex.mx:article/34752024-08-16T21:55:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The Dredging of the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itzá 1904-1914
El dragado del cenote sagrado de Chichen Itzá 1904-c.1914
title The Dredging of the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itzá 1904-1914
spellingShingle The Dredging of the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itzá 1904-1914
Palacios, Guillermo
Chichen Itza
H. Thompson
Cenote
Archeology
20th Century
Chichen Itzá
H. Thompson
cenote
arqueología
siglo XX
title_short The Dredging of the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itzá 1904-1914
title_full The Dredging of the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itzá 1904-1914
title_fullStr The Dredging of the Sacred Cenote of Chichen Itzá 1904-1914
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H. Thompson
Cenote
Archeology
20th Century
Chichen Itzá
H. Thompson
cenote
arqueología
siglo XX
topic Chichen Itza
H. Thompson
Cenote
Archeology
20th Century
Chichen Itzá
H. Thompson
cenote
arqueología
siglo XX
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