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Published before or during the festivities of Día de los Muertos, these calaveras carried poems that poked fun at socially prominent people such as politicians and the very wealthy.
Posada printed many calaveras during the period of the presidency of Porfirio Díaz and during the Mexican Revolution.
Calaveras are still published every November 1 in many cities of Mexico, and in some cities in Texas, notably San Antonio” (Tinker 1961, 20).
His images of calaveras have been reproduced thousands of times and can be found year-round, but especially during celebrations of Día de los Muertos.
Some calaveras, such as the poems, were printed in newspapers, but most were small pamphlets or single sheets that were sold on the street.