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Raimond Joseph Erzherzog von Österreich

1958–2008

Born
28 Jan 1958, Mexico City
Country of birth
Mexico
Died
24 Apr 2008, Bad Soden am Taunus
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A life in time

  1. Born · Mexico City

    Birth, Mexico City

  2. Died · Bad Soden am Taunus

    Death, Bad Soden am Taunus

What was it like?

The world around Mexico City, 1958: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Raimond was born around the same time as Tom Hanks, Mel Gibson, and Stephen Harper.

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  • Martina Navratilova

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  • Naruhito

    1960 · Emperor of Japan (born 1960)

  • Theresa May

    1956 · Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

Fashion

1950s fashion trends for men and women

In the 1950s, stylish women wore felt skirts with appliqués and sweaters draped over their shoulders. Men's fashion included denim jeans, flashy jackets, and large pompadour hairstyles.

Traditional menswear in Nuevo León

Men's traditional suits in Nuevo León included shirts with metal snaps or tarugos, which were elongated buttons formerly made from bone. They also wore suede jackets called cueras, which featured leather fringe strips approximately 12 cm long on the back and sleeves.

Music

Broadcasting Brought Music Into Mexican Homes

Radio and television significantly influenced home life, with producers standardizing song lengths to under three minutes to fit between commercials. This technology brought romantic music into domestic spaces, often serving as emotional accompaniment for housewives.

Festivals Featured Processional Music and Dance

Religious festivals, such as the Festival of Guadalupe in Saltillo, featured processions involving trumpets, flutes, and drums, alongside traditional dances performed by crowds. Among indigenous groups, specific ceremonial music accompanied dances like the Peyote or Squash dances.

Getting around

Muleteering wages and travel times in 1950s

In the 1950s, a muleteer transporting piloncillo was paid 5 centavos per kilo for his services. For a journey between San Pedro Chapulhuacán and the distant ranchería of Tepehuacán, he would depart at 5 a.m. and return late at night on the following day.

Around 1950–1956

Mule travel to Huautla before 1956

Before 1956, reaching Huautla de Jiménez required traveling 50 kilometers on mule-back over rugged trails, a journey that took a full day after arriving in Teotitlán de Flores Magón.

Daily life

Streets as playgrounds due to small homes

Because many urban homes were small and lacked private patios, children frequently used the street as their primary space for playing and socializing with friends. Negotiations with local school principals were sometimes necessary to gain access to school courtyards for playing soccer.

Traditional cooking methods persisted despite new technology

While gas stoves and electric mills became available between 1950 and 1960, many families continued using traditional charcoal or firewood for cooking daily meals. Some housewives even resisted buying store-bought tortillas, preferring to hand-press them despite the hour-long effort.

Food

Fresh ingredients and school breakfasts

Children in the 1950s and 1960s often drank fresh cow's milk from nearby stables and ate eggs from hens raised at home. Their school breakfasts from the INPI included a small bottle of milk, a palanqueta, and a chocolate bar with nuts.

Adoption of international foods and drinks

During this period, middle-class and wealthy urban diets began incorporating international foods like hamburgers, hot dogs, and doughnuts, while Coca-Cola became a popular alternative to traditional aguas frescas.

Prices and wages
Around 1961–1961

Wages and rent in 1961

In 1961, full-time maids in Guadalajara earned between 7 and 12 pesos per month, while rent for a tiny room could cost 60 pesos monthly.

Living costs in the 1950s

During the 1950s, the daily minimum wage was 6 pesos, while basic goods like a liter of milk cost 1.20 pesos and a kilogram of meat cost 3 pesos.

Work

Steelworker wages and accident compensation

In the steel industry, workers could earn between 2 and 9 pesos per day. Accidents were common, and one worker received an indemnity for losing a finger that allowed him to buy a small house at the time.

Legal working hours and restrictions

The legal maximum workday was eight hours for day labor and seven hours for night work, with a strict ban on night work for women and children. Children under legal working age were prohibited from working more than six hours per day.

News and letters

Communication speeds for letters and telegrams

Mail service was the primary communication method, often taking weeks for a letter to travel and receive a response. For urgent matters, telegrams were used, though they typically took two to three days to arrive.

Mail lists posted at local shops

In small towns, letters were often addressed to "domicilio conocido" (known address) because houses lacked street numbers. Mail was collected at local shops, where a handwritten "Lista del Correo" (Mail List) was posted on the facade for residents to check for their names.

During their lifetime

  1. 1961

    Berlin Wall separates nation in 1961

    The construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 ended free movement from East Germany and created a death strip that separated families for decades.

  2. 1968

    Tlatelolco Massacre occurs in 1968

    On October 2, 1968, the Mexican army killed several hundred student protesters at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas in the Tlatelolco Massacre.

  3. 1969

    Metro Line 1 opens in 1969

    In 1969, Mexico City inaugurated Line 1 of the Metro, the city's first rapid transit system.

  4. 1982

    Economic crisis and peso devaluation in 1982

    Following a severe economic crisis and high inflation, the Mexican government was forced to repeatedly devalue the peso in 1982.

  5. 1985

    1985 Mexico City earthquake kills thousands

    A devastating earthquake struck Mexico City on September 19, 1985, killing an estimated 100,000 people.

  6. 1992

    Record asylum applications in 1992

    In 1992, the number of asylum seekers in the Federal Republic reached a record high of over 438,000, following the collapse of the Eastern bloc.

Family

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Ancestors and children

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Four generations back to the right, the children to the left. The number beside a child counts the generations of descendants known after them.