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Posted by spaco on February 8, 2010, 9:35 am
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We spend some time in Mexico and I did a survey of decorative ironwork
on Isla Mujeres, the "Women's Island" which is a few miles off shore
from Cancun, Mexico. This page shows how widely the work varies, in
age, style, attention to detail, etc.
http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/Pictures/IslaMujeresIronWork/IslaMujeresIronWork.htm
There isn't nearly as much Spanish influence in this part of Mexico as
there is in other parts. The local people tell us that they want to
showcase their Mayan roots. They are still pretty unhappy with the
Spanish, they say. That, I guess, is why you don't see much genuine
16th-18th century ironwork around. I think the oldest Christian church
on Cozumel is from the 1800's, for example.
Pete Stanaitis
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Posted by pdrahn@coinet.com on February 8, 2010, 2:30 pm
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> We spend some time in Mexico and I did a survey of decorative ironwork
> on Isla Mujeres, the "Women's Island" which is a few miles off shore
> from Cancun, Mexico. =A0This page shows how widely the work varies, in
> age, style, attention to detail, etc.
>
> http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/Pictures/IslaMujeresIronWork/IslaM...
>
> There isn't nearly as much Spanish influence in this part of Mexico as
> there is in other parts. =A0The local people tell us that they want to
> showcase their Mayan roots. =A0They are still pretty unhappy with the
> Spanish, they say. =A0 That, I guess, is why you don't see much genuine
> 16th-18th century ironwork around. =A0I think the oldest Christian church
> on Cozumel is from the 1800's, for example.
>
> Pete Stanaitis
How about some pictures of the windows of the local jail?
Paul
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Posted by spaco on February 8, 2010, 2:38 pm
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From the outside or the inside?
pdrahn@coinet.com wrote:
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>>We spend some time in Mexico and I did a survey of decorative ironwork
>>on Isla Mujeres, the "Women's Island" which is a few miles off shore
>>from Cancun, Mexico. This page shows how widely the work varies, in
>>age, style, attention to detail, etc.
>>
>>http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/Pictures/IslaMujeresIronWork/IslaM...
>>
>>There isn't nearly as much Spanish influence in this part of Mexico as
>>there is in other parts. The local people tell us that they want to
>>showcase their Mayan roots. They are still pretty unhappy with the
>>Spanish, they say. That, I guess, is why you don't see much genuine
>>16th-18th century ironwork around. I think the oldest Christian church
>>on Cozumel is from the 1800's, for example.
>>
>>Pete Stanaitis
>
>
> How about some pictures of the windows of the local jail?
>
> Paul
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Posted by pdrahn@coinet.com on February 8, 2010, 4:06 pm
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> =A0From the outside or the inside?
>
> pdr...@coinet.com wrote:
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> >>We spend some time in Mexico and I did a survey of decorative ironwork
> >>on Isla Mujeres, the "Women's Island" which is a few miles off shore
> >>from Cancun, Mexico. =A0This page shows how widely the work varies, in
> >>age, style, attention to detail, etc.
>
> >>http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/Pictures/IslaMujeresIronWork/IslaM..=
.
>
> >>There isn't nearly as much Spanish influence in this part of Mexico as
> >>there is in other parts. =A0The local people tell us that they want to
> >>showcase their Mayan roots. =A0They are still pretty unhappy with the
> >>Spanish, they say. =A0 That, I guess, is why you don't see much genuine
> >>16th-18th century ironwork around. =A0I think the oldest Christian chur=
ch
> >>on Cozumel is from the 1800's, for example.
>
> >>Pete Stanaitis
>
> > How about some pictures of the windows of the local jail?
>
> > Paul
Yes!
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Posted by Wes on February 8, 2010, 6:14 pm
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>We spend some time in Mexico and I did a survey of decorative ironwork
>on Isla Mujeres, the "Women's Island" which is a few miles off shore
>from Cancun, Mexico. This page shows how widely the work varies, in
>age, style, attention to detail, etc.
>
>http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/Pictures/IslaMujeresIronWork/IslaMujeresIronWork.htm
A number of those gates looked like they were designed for security and
ventilation. The
art part of it conceals one of the practical purposes.
Wes
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> on Isla Mujeres, the "Women's Island" which is a few miles off shore
> from Cancun, Mexico. =A0This page shows how widely the work varies, in
> age, style, attention to detail, etc.
>
> http://www.spaco.org/Blacksmithing/Pictures/IslaMujeresIronWork/IslaM...
>
> There isn't nearly as much Spanish influence in this part of Mexico as
> there is in other parts. =A0The local people tell us that they want to
> showcase their Mayan roots. =A0They are still pretty unhappy with the
> Spanish, they say. =A0 That, I guess, is why you don't see much genuine
> 16th-18th century ironwork around. =A0I think the oldest Christian church
> on Cozumel is from the 1800's, for example.
>
> Pete Stanaitis