Diego Mara Concepcion Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao of Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodriguez, better known as Diego Rivera, was born the city of Guanajuato, Guanajuato, on December 8, 1886. The talent for painting was desarrollndose on throughout their school years. When he was just ten years, Diego's family moved to Mexico City. All obtained a government scholarship to join the Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos, which permanecihasta his ejection in 1902 for involvement in the student revolts of that year. The influences he received his stay in the capital were varied, ranging from his first teacher, disciple of Ingres, to those of JosGuadalupe Posada, engraver in whose workshop trabajDiego and whose influence will be decisive in his subsequent artistic development. Five years later, Diego realizsu first exhibition, which was a great success among the public, this will valiuna Veracruz government scholarship to continue his formation pictorial in Spain, in the school of San Fernando in Madrid. From allrealizdiversos trips in France, Belgium, Holland and Great Britain, between 1908 and 1910, until finally settling in Paris the year 1911. During this trip he was influenced by post-impressionism, especially in the art of Paul Czanne, which moved him to experiment with cubism and other styles NOVs, in which Diego desenvolvicon language fluently, creating original works full of harmony. In the year of 1910 also exhibicuarenta of its work in Mexico, with which, despite not having developed the full potential of their vigorous and enftico, received an overwhelming response of the public .