Author Archives: Allan Wall

Claudia Sheinbaum on the “Day of Resistance”, Formerly Día de la Raza

Posted on October 13, 2026 by Allan Wall

October 12th, Columbus Day, is traditionally Día de la Raza in Latin America. But, as in the U.S., Columbus’ stock has gone down in Latin America. In 2020, then-President AMLO changed the name of the celebration in Mexico to Día … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History | Tagged AMLO, Christopher Columbus, Claudia Sheinbaum, Dia de la Raza, Mexican Identity, Spanish Conquest | Leave a comment

Columbus Day/Dia de la Raza

Posted on October 10, 2026 by Allan Wall

“In fourteen hundred ninety-two Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Thus begins a poem by Jean Marzollo. October 12th, 1492 is the date Columbus landed on Guanahani Island in the Bahamas, in the Western Hemisphere. In Spain, Columbus Day is known … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History | Tagged AMLO, Bahamas, Christopher Columbus, Dia de la Raza, Jean Marzollo, Mexican Identity, Spain, Spanish Conquest | Leave a comment

Border Incident Results in Military Buildup on Both Sides

Posted on October 7, 2026 by Allan Wall

A recent border incident has resulted in hundreds more troops being deployed on both the U.S. and Mexican sides of the border, though not to fight each other. From Military.com : “Coast Guard personnel returned fire after taking gunfire from … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Military | Tagged Mexican Military, Rio Grande, Ronald D. Johnson, Texas, The U.S.-Mexican Border, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Embassy in Mexico | Leave a comment

Interesting Polling Results from Latinobarómetro

Posted on October 5, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Corporación Latinobarómetro, headquartered in Chile, conducts an annual survey throughout Latin America. The 2026 Latinobarómetro survey was carried out in 17 Latin American countries, from May 7th to June 17th of 2026. This was four months after the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Foreign Policy, Immigration, Politics, Society | Tagged Chile, Corporación Latinobarómetro, Cuba, Deportation, Donald Trump, Drug cartels, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Latin America, Nicolas Maduro, Polling, The U.S.A., Venezuela | Leave a comment

Comando Chihuahua of the Guardia Nacional

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Mexican National Guard (Guardia Nacional) is the national gendarmerie. A gendarmerie is a military force with law enforcement duties. Some examples are the French Gendarmerie Nationale, the Italian carabinieri and the Guardia Civil in Spain. The Mexican Guardia Nacional … Continue reading →

Posted in Military | Tagged Chihuahua dog, Comando Chihuahua, Dogs, Guardia Nacional, Mexico City | Leave a comment

Mexican Birth Rate Dropping

Posted on September 24, 2026 by Allan Wall

Mexico has the reputation of having big families. In reality the Mexican birth rate has been dropping for decades. Here’s a chart from the World Bank that shows births per woman in Mexico from 1960 to 2024. In 1960, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Society | Tagged Birth Rate, Demographics, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

PISA Scores: Mexico #61, USA #16, Chinese #1

Posted on September 21, 2026 by Allan Wall

PISA is an acronym for Programme for International Student Assessment, a test battery administered internationally every three years by the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), a 38-nation group of which both Mexico and the United States are member … Continue reading →

Posted in Society | Tagged China, Education, Finland, OECD, PISA test battery, Singapore, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

Another Mexican Arrested in Nigeria

Posted on September 19, 2026 by Allan Wall

Another Mexican has been arrested in Nigeria for drug-related activity. The Associated Press reports that “Authorities in Nigeria have shut down an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory and arrested a Mexican citizen at Lagos airport, the country’s anti-drug agency said on Tuesday … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged Africa, Associated Press, Drug cartels, Methamphetamine, Methamphetamine Production, Nigeria | Leave a comment

Mexican Independence Day 2026 – Grito and Military Parade

Posted on September 17, 2026 by Allan Wall

On the night of September 15th, 2026, the annual Independence Day Grito ceremony was held in the Mexico City Zocalo plaza. (See Mexican Independence Day and the History Behind It). Over 300,000 people were in the Zocalo: Here is President … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Military | Tagged Claudia Sheinbaum, Jesús María Tarriba, Mexican Army, Mexican Independence Day, Mexican Military, Mexican National Guard, Mexican Navy, Mexico City, Xolotl Dog Robot, Zocalo | Leave a comment

Mexican Independence Day and the History Behind It

Posted on September 13, 2026 by Allan Wall

Every nation needs its symbols, traditions and celebrations. Such things affirm a nation’s identity and pass its traditions to the next generation. That’s why national holidays are important. Mexican Independence Day is the most popular Mexican patriotic holiday. It’s not the … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History | Tagged Acatempan, Agustin de Iturbide, Army of the Three Guarantees, Dolores Hidalgo, Embrace of Acatempan, Guadalupe Victoria, Guanajuato state, Guerrero state, Jose Morelos, Juan O'Donoju, Mexican Declaration of Independence, Mexican Independence Day, Mexico City, Napoleon Bonaparte, Spain, Spanish Empire, Vicente Guerrero, Zocalo | Leave a comment