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La colección arqueológica del doctor Fernando Sologuren, tal vez la más grande reunida por un particular en México, tiene una historia de intriga. En este artículo se cuenta cómo fue reunida, vendida, dispersada y luego olvidada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article intends to present the history of the circulation of a set of objects recovered in the nineteenth century by the explorers Augustus Le Plongeon and Alice Dixon Le Plongeon in an offering from the Platform of Eagles and Jaguars, Chichén Itzá, Mexico. We will analyze the trajectories and itineraries of these objects and seek to understand the materialization of their subjectivity, memories and social elements, as well as perceive uses and reuses made throughout time and in different contexts. To do this, we will use the concept of object itineraries that aims to capture the complexity of the artifacts by tracing their own dynamics. For the development of such an argument, we adopt archival archaeology as a methodology to retrieve the information about the stories of the objects. We believe that by using such an approach it is possible to recover stories, memories and social issues that have been materialized in ancient objects and thus contribute to an understanding and interpretation of the past. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes an anonymous, unpublished manuscript that sheds light on a relatively unknown chapter in the history of 19th-century medicine: Mexican scientists' search for a cheaper and more effective native substitute for imported cantharides, species of insects that have medicinal properties. This scientific enterprise is situated in its historical context, where local knowledge, contemporary medicine and imperial politics converged to fuel an international competition to procure American species for the pharmaceutical industry. Finally, the study reveals the identity of the author of that anonymous study, a humble country doctor whose writings inspired this research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the second half of the nineteenth century, Florentino Gimeno, a Spanish shopkeeper residing in the city of Campeche, amassed an impressive collection of over 12,000 archaeological artifacts, reflecting his profound passion for the pre-Hispanic past and its material evidence. His handwritten catalogs provide invaluable information regarding the provenience and characteristics of many of the objects that were found in the region, and the extensive lists also show how he developed a typological and functional classification for his collection that corresponded to the intellectual criteria of the day. The data registered in the diversity of documents we have discovered, indicate that his shop-museum was a point of reference for the many travelers and explorers that visited Campeche during the middle of the century, such as Brasseur de Bourbourg or Carl Hermann Berendt, among others. Gimeno was not only interested in acquiring archaeological artifacts, but also historical documents, an activity that was lauded by notable local personalities, such as the state governors, Pablo García and Joaquin Baranda. In this article we will explore the diverse facets of this energetic collector's life, and will attempt to shed light on his intelligent--and surprisingly objective-- explanations of ancient material culture. In closing we will also explain what happened to his significant holding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Se presenta una carta al editor en respuesta al artículo "José María Melgar y Serrano, ¿viajero, coleccionista o saquedora?" por Eric Taladoire y Jane McLaren Walsh.