Category Archives: Culture

Culture in Mexico.

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

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

Mexican-Related Odyssey Memes

Posted on September 8, 2026 by Allan Wall

Here are are some Mexican-related memes related to the recent Odyssey movie by filmmaker Christopher Nolan: Here’s a meme based on the Sirens scene: Here’s another variation of the border meme:

Posted in Culture | Tagged Christopher Nolan, Guatemala, Memes, Tacos, The Odyssey Movie, The U.S.-Mexican Border | Leave a comment

Lupita Nyong’o and the Odyssey’s Helen of Troy Casting Controversy

Posted on September 2, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Odyssey movie, directed by Christopher Nolan, is a blockbuster film released in the summer of 2026. (See Nolan’s Odyssey Movie). The film is a cinematic version of an approximately 3,000 year old story made into an epic poem attributed … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Achilles, Agamemnon, Antilochus, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Sr., Britain, Christopher Nolan, Citizenship, Clytemnestra, Eartha Kitt, Guerrero, Helen of Sparta/Troy, Homer, Joseph Fiennes, Kenya, Luo Tribe, Lupita Nyong’o, Memnon, Menelaus, Mexican Citizenship, Michael Jackson, Orson Welles, Taxco, The Odyssey, The Odyssey Movie, The U.S.A., U.S. Citizenship | Leave a comment

Nolan’s Odyssey Movie

Posted on August 4, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Odyssey, a movie written and directed by Christopher Nolan, is one of the blockbusters of the Summer of 2026. Movie Poster. Source: Universal Pictures / Christopher Nolan. Source: Philip Romano The movie premiered in many countries, including the U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Anne Hathaway, Christopher Nolan, Film, Greece, Helen of Sparta/Troy, Homer, Jon Bernthal, Lupita Nyong'o, Mediterranean, Movies, Odysseus, Spain, The Golden Rule, The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Odyssey Movie | Leave a comment

Actress at the Heart of Odyssey Controversy was Born in Mexico

Posted on May 28, 2026 by Allan Wall

The Odyssey movie, by Christopher Nolan, is scheduled to be released on July 17th, and there’s a lot of buzz about it. Left: Odyssey movie poster. Source: IMP Awards Right: Odyssey Producer/Screenwriter/Director Christopher Nolan. Source: Ralph_PH One of the controversial … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture | Tagged Africa, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Sr., Christopher Nolan, Guerrero state, Kamala Harris, Kenya, Luo Tribe, Lupita Nyong'o, Mexican Citizenship, Movies, Taxco, The Odyssey Movie, The U.S.A. | Leave a comment

BTS in Mexico

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Allan Wall

South Korean pop culture has in recent years become more noted on the world stage. See, for example, the success of Squid Game (Ojingeo geim). South Korean pop music, known as K-Pop, has won many international adherents, including in Mexico. … Continue reading →

Posted in Corruption, Crime, Culture | Tagged BTS, Claudia Sheinbaum, K-Pop, Mexico City, Music, Palacio Nacional, Ruben Rocha Moya, South Korea, Zocalo | Leave a comment

Cinco de Mayo

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Allan Wall

Cinco de Mayo – May the 5th, is the Mexican holiday celebrating the Mexican victory over the French army on May the 5th, 1862, at Puebla, east of Mexico City. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, as many … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, History, Tourism and Travel | Tagged Battle of Puebla 1862, Benito Juarez, C.S.A., Charles de Lorencez, Cinco de Mayo, Emperor Napoleon III, France, French Intervention, Ignacio Zaragoza, Puebla, The U.S.A., U.S. Civil War | Leave a comment