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This month in Mexico – index page

May 30, 2020July 25, 2020 Tony6472 Comments on This month in Mexico – index page

January/Enero February/Febrero March/Marzo April/Abril May/Mayo June /Junio July/Julio August/Agosto September/Septiembre October/Octubre November/Noviembre December/Diciembre

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Mexico this month – December

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Index to Mexico this month (all 12 months) U.S. CONGRESS TO FRANCE: WITHDRAW! BIRTH OF A GREAT MURALIST FORTUNE HUNTER EXPLORES THE WEST AWARD FOR FOREIGNERS RED SHIRTS MASSACRE CHURCH-GOERS December 1, 1810 José María Mercado, a priest supporting Father Hidalgo’s call for independence from Spain, attacks the Pacific coast port of San Blas, capturing […]

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Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City © Lilia Wall, 2013

Mexico this month – November

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Index to Mexico this month (all 12 months) HIDALGO RETREATS – BUT WHY? PRESIDENT WILLIAM WALKER?? THE DAY OF THE RAILROAD WORKER THE COUNTRY REVOLTS! THE DEATH OF DIEGO RIVERA 1, 1542 The Fourth Expedition to Asia departs from the Pacific coast port of Navidad (now known as Barra de Navidad) under the command of […]

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Tlatelolco, 1968

Mexico this month – October

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Index to Mexico this month (all 12 months) MASSACRE IN MEXICO CITY. DISCONTENT AT PRESIDENT’S REELECTION GREAT NEW WORLD DISCOVERED! “DEAR KING, WE NOW CONTROL THE COUNTRY…” MOTHER ORDERS EMPEROR TO STAY PUT! U.S. GIVES BACK DISPUTED TERRITORY. October 1, 1542 The decision is made to refound the city of Guadalajara in its present location, […]

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Monument to Mexico's Niños Heroes in Chapultepec Park © Lilia, David and Raphael Wall, 2012

Mexico this month – September

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Index to Mexico this month (all 12 months) 7, 1949 MEXICO’S TOP MURALIST DIES. 15, 1810 CALL FROM PULPIT FOR INDEPENDENCE! 17, 1810 1000 PESOS FOR THEIR HEADS. September 1, 1880 Porfirio Diaz’s government awards the concessions for building railroad lines from Mexico City to the U.S. border. 1, 1925 The inauguration of the Bank […]

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Statue of Revolutionary hero Emiliano Zapata © Julia Taylor 2007

Mexico this month – August

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Index to Mexico this month (all 12 months) COUNTRY’S LEADING ARCHITECT DIES IN CHOLERA EPIDEMIC. WIFE BEGS NAPOLEON FOR ASSISTANCE. AMERICAN FORCES TAKE PRISONERS, INCLUDING MANY IRISH! TEXAS WORTH FIVE MILLION PESOS? 1, 1524 King Charles V of Spain forms the Council of the Indies, making it responsible for the administration and politics of the […]

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Mexico City's Palacio de Bellas artes features a facade of Carrara marble © Anthony Wright, 2012

Mexico this month – July

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Index to Mexico this month (all 12 months) DOWN WITH DICTATORS! NO MORE RE-ELECTION! MEXICAN NIGHTINGALE DIES – NATION MOURNS FIRST U.S. AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO DEATH OF A GREAT LEADER. SPANISH INVASION! July 1, 1823. At the Congress of the United Provinces of Central America, held in Guatemala City, it is decided that Nicaragua and […]

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In the Ex-Convento de San Pablo Apostol in Yuriria, Michoacan, graceful arches soar above the lower arcade and adjoin to columns that surround the inner courtyard. The beautiful old convent dates from the 16th century and is one of the largest in Mexico. This original photograph forms part of the Olden Mexico collection. © Darian Day and Michael Fitzpatrick, 2010

Mexico this month – June

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Index to Mexico this month (all 12 months) ROUTE FROM PHILIPPINES BACK TO MEXICO FINALLY FOUND! ALGERIAN FORCES TAKE ACAPULCO. FIRST EUROPEANS VISIT AZTEC CAPITAL FLOODS THREATEN MEXICO CITY DOWN WITH MOCTEZUMA! THE EMPEROR IS EXECUTED! LONG LIVE THE REPUBLIC! June 1, 1565. Andrés de Urdaneta sets sail from the Philippine Islands on what eventually […]

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As the battle rages, General Porfirio Díaz leads his cavalry against the French.

Mexico this month – May

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Index to Mexico this month (all 12 months) May 1, 1552 A royal decree establishes four schools for natives in the province of Nueva Galicia (now Jalisco): in Guadalajara, Atoyac, Ahuacatlán and Juchipila. 1, 1917 Venustiano Carranza begins his term as President. During his three years in office (until 1920) fighting continues in much of […]

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The Zapata Route in Morelos Part 2: Museum at the ex-hacienda in Chinameca. © Julia Taylor 2007

Mexico this month – April

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Index to Mexico this month (all 12 months) ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE ENCOUNTERS EVER. ZAPATA MURDERED AFTER MOCK BATTLE MAXIMILIAN ACCEPTS THE CROWN OF MEXICO EPIDEMIC KILLS EARLY FEMINIST MASSACRE AT VERACRUZ AS U.S. TRIES TO INVADE! April 1, 1536. Pánfilo Narváez’s expedition had been shipwrecked off the Florida coast in 1518. After 18 […]

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