The Soul of Mexican Satire: The Life and Legacy of José Guadalupe Posada In the vibrant, often turbulent tapestry of late 19th-century Mexico, few figures loom as large or as hauntingly beautiful as José Guadalupe Posada. A master of the print, an engraver of profound social insight, and a chronicler of the human condition, Posada transformed the medium of lithography into a powerful weapon of political critique and cultural identity. Born in Aguascalientes on February 2, 1852, to Germán Posada Serna and Petra Aguilar Portillo, his early life was shaped by the disciplined instruction of his…