Murolism in Mexico

Murolism has a long history in mexico. There were war paintings by the olmecs, which was the first major civilization in the region. And then there are frescoes painted by the spanish to dramatize bible stories to convert the population. The government recruited murilist including very famous artists such as diego ravera,. But now it's coming back. Around seven thousand 500 new works have been commissioned by istapalapa.