ATDTDA (14) references p 378

mikebailey at speakeasy.net mikebailey at speakeasy.net
Tue Jul 24 07:26:25 CDT 2007


"juzgado" - jail, hoosegow

"Mordida" - bribe (literally, "bite", somewhat
similar to morsos fundamento...)

"esposas" - literally, "wives" (Handcuffs)

"El Palacio de Cristal" - in London, a beautiful
exhibition hall, in Guanajuato, a political prison...

Panteon - (this is pretty interesting)(yeah, wikipedia again)
In the Panteón catacombs to the west of the city 
is a famous cemetery noted for the natural mummies 
produced by unknown means. About 1 in 100 bodies 
buried here experience natural mummification. 

In the late 1800s the town instituted a "burial tax" 
for the families of the deceased. When some of the 
poorest families were unable to pay the tax, their 
relatives were dug up and placed on public view 
in a purpose-built museum. 

The 'Guanajuato Mummy Museum' still adds corpses 
to this day; two children were added who died in 
1984 most recently due to their relatives' failure 
to pay the $ 20 per 5 year rental fee. The museum 
holds 111 corpses resting on velvet pillows. Today, 
it is reported that the proceeds from the museum 
help fund the city's coffers to a considerable degree.





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