Alfonso Caso y Andrade
In Mexico City, Alfonso Caso y Andrade connects a local history stop with Mexican archaeology and public service. He studied at the University of Mexico and taught there from 1918 to 1940. From 1931 to 1943, he directed sixteen excavation seasons at Monte Albán in Oaxaca. The ancient Zapotec city revealed a layered history reaching back to the eighth century BCE.
Tomb Seven contained burial offerings that showed Mixtec occupation after the Zapotec period, before the Spanish conquest. Five major phases helped Caso establish a chronology for Monte Albán and its surrounding cultures. He also deciphered Mixtec codices, which preserve historical events and figures such as Lord Eight Wind and Lady Three Flint. His government work included directing the National Institute for Indian Affairs from 1949 to 1970. Around 170 tombs at Monte Albán hold polychrome frescoes, sacred figurines, and remains of kings and priests.
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