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title: El Grito de Guerra
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/mexico-el-grito-de-guerra-1939/
description: A young man in shirtsleeves shouts and carries the Mexican flag with its eagle emblem; behind him a ship marked 'Potrero del Llano' (Mexico) burns at sea.
section: Collection
---

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# El Grito de Guerra

A young man in shirtsleeves shouts and carries the Mexican flag with its eagle emblem; behind him a ship marked 'Potrero del Llano' (Mexico) burns at sea. The tell is the transfer of the flag's authority and the burning ship to the title 'The War Cry', which links national symbols to a call for war.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (Spanish) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
EL GRITO DE GUERRA

[imprint:] IDEA Y DISEÑO DE LUIS ARAIZA
SECRETARIA DE GOBERNACION
OFFSET GALAS.
PINTURA ORIGINAL DE DAVID ARREOLA
[hull:] POTRERO DEL ... MEXICO
[Translation: The War Cry. Idea and design by Luis Araiza. Ministry of the Interior. Offset Galas. Original painting by David Arreola.]
```

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