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Category Archives: History
Mexico’s Main Companies and a Defunct Airline Named After a Fictional Queen
Stats Globe has published a map on Twitter X entitled “The Main Companies of Mexico”. Here is the map, you can see how many companies you are familiar with: There’s Soriana (a Wal-mart style chain), LaLa (a milk company), Oxxo … Continue reading
Claudia Sheinbaum on the “Day of Resistance”, Formerly Día de la Raza
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
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Columbus Day/Dia de la Raza
“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
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Tagged AMLO, Bahamas, Christopher Columbus, Dia de la Raza, Jean Marzollo, Mexican Identity, Spain, Spanish Conquest
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Mexican Independence Day and the History Behind It
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
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The Mexico City National Cemetery
In Mexico City, there is a one-acre American cemetery, the Mexico City National Cemetery, managed by the American Battle Monuments Commission. It is open to the public and is the oldest known cemetery for fallen American soldiers outside the United … Continue reading
Cinco de Mayo
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
The 100th Anniversary of the Banco de Mexico
In calendar year 2025 there are several Mexican historical anniversaries of note. One of course is the 700th anniversary of the city, founded as Tenochtitlan by the Aztecs in 1325. [See Mexico City’s 700th Anniversary and President Sheinbaum Commemorates the … Continue reading
The Sinking of the Marigalante
Puerto Vallarta is a resort city on Banderas Bay on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. Our family visited there when the boys were little. One of the longstanding attractions at Puerto Vallarta has been the Marigalante, a replica of the Santa Maria, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Tourism and Travel
Tagged Christopher Columbus, Jalisco state, Puerto Vallarta
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Brawl in the Mexican Senate
On August 27th, a brawl broke out in the Mexican Senate, following a discussion on the possibility of U.S. military intervention in Mexico against drug cartels. You can watch a video of the action right here. From CNN: “A meeting … Continue reading