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Prénom Nom Chad Reed
Relation : The roadway "La Viga" was the walk used by the merchants who walked from Chalco and Xochimilco, to then sell their products in the city. The painting shows the arrival of New Spain's viceroy, Francisco Fernández de la Cueva and his wife Juana de la Cerda. They are represented in a boat and they come along with two women. Their social position is emphasized by a cloth structure that covers the couple.
The picture also represents the everyday life of the place: the merchants, the trajineras (mexican boat), chinampas, guardians, the church, people walking around the place and the volcanos Popocatepetl e Iztaccihuatl.
Prénom Nom Kamomille
Relation : The roadway "La Viga" was the walk used by the merchants who walked from Chalco and Xochimilco, to then sell their products in the city. The painting shows the arrival of New Spain's viceroy, Francisco Fernández de la Cueva and his wife Juana de la Cerda. They are represented in a boat and they come along with two women. Their social position is emphasized by a cloth structure that covers the couple.
The picture also represents the everyday life of the place: the merchants, the trajineras (mexican boat), chinampas, guardians, the church, people walking around the place and the volcanos Popocatepetl e Iztaccihuatl.