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El Grito de Guerra, 1939 Mexico poster: A young man in shirtsleeves shouts and carries the Mexican flag with its eagle emblem

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
Date
1939
Period
Second World War
Made by
Secretaria de Gobernacion (Mexico); idea and design Luis Araiza, painting David Arreola; printed by Offset Galas
Region
Latin America
Country
Mexico
Medium
Poster
Issuer type
State
Regime
Avila Camacho Government
Leader
Manuel Avila Camacho
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Mobilize or secure compliance
Themes
War and the military, Home front
Event
World War II
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
Rights
Held by NARA, Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
Secretaria de Gobernacion (Mexico); artists Luis Araiza and David Arreola, National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-863.

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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