Mexico this month - November
Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of November.
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Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of October.
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Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of September.
read moreWas the Aztec's Nahuatl literature a Spanish invention? Translation and evangelism
Mexico this month - August
Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of August.
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The history of Mexico - a resource page featuring many aspects of Mexican history.
A comprehensive presentation of Mexico's history including timelines, famous people, ancient history, modern history, the peoples of Mexico, ethnic origins, Indigenous Mexico (Mayan, Huichol, Tarahumar...
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Mexico this month - July
Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of July.
read moreMexico this month - June
Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of June.
read moreCinco de Mayo: What is everybody celebrating?
Ask about the history behind these celebrations, and a few may be able to tell you that the Mexicans defeated an invading French army on that date in 1862. Beyond that — except maybe in Puebla — general knowledge of the circumstances becomes sketchy. Why were the French there? What happened next? Did the French just go away? Many teachers in the U.S. still tell their classes that May fifth is Mexican Independence Day, which is dead wrong.
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Mexico - Mexican history time-line overview - resource page
Although all countries have visible remains of their history, Mexico seems to have reminders of its past in just about every town you visit. Due to Mexico's vast history this portion of Mexconnect cont...
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Mexico this month - May
Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of May.
read moreDid You Know? Cinco de Mayo is more widely celebrated in USA than Mexico
Why this one? The main reason is that the Battle of Puebla marks Mexico's only major military success since independence from Spain in 1821.
On May 9, 1862, President Benito Juarez declared that the Cinco de Mayo, the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla, was to be a national holiday. In the U.S., the Cinco de Mayo has been transformed into a much more popular cultural event. read more
Mexico this month - April
Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of April.
read moreMexico this month - March
Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of March.
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Mexico this month - February
February 20, 1943 — A brand-new volcano, subsequently called Paricutín, erupts in a farmer’s field in Michoacan. It attracts world-wide attention. In succeeding years of eruption, two villages, Paricutin and San Juan Parangaricutirimícuaro are lost beneath the lava. Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of February.
read moreMexico this month - January
Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of January.
read moreThis month in Mexico - index page
This Month in Mexico:
January/Enero ...
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Mexico this month - December
Read about Mexico's important historical events that have occurred during the month of December.
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Mexico's Black heritage: the Costa Chica of Guerrero and Oaxaca
Mexico this Month - July
Did You Know That...
During the month of July . . .
DOWN WITH DICTATORS! NO MORE RE-ELECTION!
MEXICAN NIGHTINGALE DIES - NATION MOURNS
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Ajijic, Mexico, in the 1960s and '70s: a picture essay
Marsha Sorensen lived in Ajijic in the mid and late1960s, and made two extended visits in 1972 and 1973. Revisting Ajijic in 2008 for the first time in thirty-five years, she was struck by the “aston...
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Did you know? The Green Revolution began in Mexico
Most people probably have a vague idea that the Green Revolution was something to do with improving crops in the developing world, but how many realize that it began in Mexico? In fact, the Green Revol...
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Did you know? Los Mochis and Topolobampo are both examples of "new towns".
The city of Los Mochis ("Mochees", as locals call it) in the northern state of Sinaloa, is one of Mexico's newest cities. It dates back only as far as 1872, when a U.S. engineer, Albert Kimsey Owen (18...
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Did you know? Cuautla, Mexico, has the world's oldest railway station building.
In the golden age of steam, railway lines were built all over Mexico. Rail quickly became THE way to travel. Depending on your status and wealth, you could travel third class, second class or first cla...
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Mexico's famous historical people - a chronological list of Mexican makers of history
This chronological listing of Mexico's famous and infamous historical figures puts you only a click away from reading more about their victories, lives and loves.
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