Historical American Exposition

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1892-1893 Madrid
Report of the United States Commission to the Columbian Historical Exposition at Madrid. 1892-93 BHL17598835.jpg
The United States section of the main hall
Overview
BIE-classUnrecognized exposition
NameHistorical American Exposition
Building(s) Biblioteca Nacional de España/National Archaeological Museum of Spain
Area5,000 square metres (0.50 ha) [1]
Organized by Antonio Cánovas del Castillo [1]
Participant(s)
Countries19
Location
CountrySpain
City Madrid
Coordinates 40°25′24″N3°41′20″W / 40.423333°N 3.688889°W / 40.423333; -3.688889 Coordinates: 40°25′24″N3°41′20″W / 40.423333°N 3.688889°W / 40.423333; -3.688889
Timeline
Opening30 October 1892
Closure31 January 1893

The 1892 Historical American Exposition held in Madrid was intended to mark the four hundredth year of the discovery of America. [2]

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Participants

Several countries including Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Germany, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Sweden, Uruguay and USA participated, [3] along with the Captaincy General of Cuba and Spain herself. [3]

Costa Rica

The Costa Rica exhibit was organised by the National Museum of Costa Rica director Anastasio Alfaro and included over 1000 relics from an 1891 excavation of a cemetery at Guayabo de Turrialba. After the Madrid exhibition, much of the Costa Rican display was taken to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. [3]

Mexico

The Mexican exhibit was curated by Francisco del Paso y Troncoso and included models of the El Tajín, Xochicalco, and Teuchitlan pyramids and of the complete Cempoala site. [4]

Spain

The Spanish section had many artefacts loaned from the National Archaeological Museum of Spain including the Troano codex [5]

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