Author Archives: Allan Wall

Trump Wins; President Claudia Sheinbaum Congratulates Trump and Calls Trump

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Allan Wall

Donald Trump resoundingly won the November 5th U.S. presidential election. It looks like the greatest political comeback in American political history. Trump is scheduled to take office on January 20th, 2025. On November 6th, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum tweeted her … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Politics | Tagged 2024 U.S. Election, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump | 1 Comment

U.S. Election: Trump vs. Kamala. Who is Better for Mexico?

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Allan Wall

Due to the power, wealth and influence of the United States of America, people in other countries are interested in who is going to win a U.S. presidential election. They try to figure out which presidential candidate they think would … Continue reading →

Posted in Foreign Policy, Immigration, Politics | Tagged AMLO, Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Immigration Through Mexico, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris | 1 Comment

Comet Over Zacatecas

Posted on October 28, 2024 by Allan Wall

This is NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 30th, 2024, of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (pronounced Choo-cheen-shahn At-less) over the city of Zacatecas, Mexico. It was taken a few days before September 30th with a drone.

Posted in Geography | Tagged Astronomy, Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, NASA, Zacatecas City | 1 Comment

The Passing of Fernando Valenzuela

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Allan Wall

On October 22nd, 2024, Fernando Valenzuela, a great baseball player from Mexico, passed away at the age of 63 in Los Angeles, California. Valenzuela’s life was a real rags-to-riches story, from poverty to sports stardom. Fernando Valenzuela was born in … Continue reading →

Posted in Sports | Tagged Baseball, Dodgers, Fernando Valenzuela, Los Angeles in California, Sonora | 1 Comment

President Sheinbaum’s Cabinet

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Allan Wall

Claudia Sheinbaum has been President of Mexico since October 1st, 2024. Here is her cabinet: THE CABINET OF CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM 2. Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores (Foreign Minister)Juan Ramón de la FuenteJuan Ramon de la Fuente is a former rector (president) … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Alicia Barcena, Cabinet, Claudia Sheinbaum, Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Lazaro Cardenas Batel, Marcelo Ebrard, Mario Delgado, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Rogelio Ramirez de la O | Leave a comment

Culiacan, Sinaloa: Cartel Conflict Has Changed Life for the Locals, Even Talking on a Cellphone Can Be a Death Sentence

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Allan Wall

The war in Mexico’s Sinaloa state between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel (see here, here, here and here) is still going on. There have been 200 reported deaths since the outbreak of the conflict on September 9th. An Associated Press … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime | Tagged AMLO, Claudia Sheinbaum, Culiacan, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state | 1 Comment

Ocelotl: The Mexican Army’s New Armored Vehicle

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Allan Wall

At the customary September 16th Independence Day military parade, the Mexican Army (Ejército Mexicano) premiered a new armored vehicle it recently acquired, the Ocelotl, from the Nahuatl word for jaguar. (In articles about the vehicle, I’ve seen it spelled both … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Military | Tagged Army (Ejército Mexicano), Drug cartels, Michoacan, Ocelotl armored vehicle, Sinaloa Cartel, Sinaloa state | 1 Comment

On October 12th, President Sheinbaum Rejects Día de la Raza; Gets Plenty of Replies

Posted on October 13, 2024 by Allan Wall

Columbus Day, October 12th, commemorates the day Christopher Columbus brought Western Civilization to the New World. All New World nation-states, incuding both Mexico and the U.S. – are results of that. In Spain, Columbus Day is known as Día de … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History, Politics | Tagged AMLO, Christopher Columbus, Claudia Sheinbaum, Día de la Raza, Mexican Identity, Nahuatl, Palacio Nacional, Pre-Columbian Mexico, Spanish Conquest | 1 Comment

Decapitated Mayor’s Successor Takes Office in Chilpancingo; What Follows?

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Allan Wall

On October 1st, Alejandro Arcos Catalan became the mayor of Chilpancingo, capital of Guerrero state. It’s a city plagued by two rival drug gangs: the Ardillos and the Tlacos. On October 6th, the new Mayor Arcos was found decapitated, his … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Politics | Tagged Alejandro Arcos Catalan, Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Gustavo Alarco, Los Ardillos, Los Tlacos | 1 Comment

Sheinbaum’s Four-Point Security Plan

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Allan Wall

The violence in Mexico continues, and in diverse locales: 1. In the eastern state of Chiapas, criminal groups connected to the Sinaloa Cartel battle those connected with the CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación). See here. 2. In Sinaloa state, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Politics | Tagged Chiapas, Chilpancingo, CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación), Claudia Sheinbaum, Guanajuato, Guerrero state, Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) Cartel, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Sinaloa Cartel | 1 Comment