Coahuila

weaknesses, to offer centralization, and to have more power in the government. It was written in 1787 and was ratified by 9 out of 13 states on May 4,1789. Where in the Texas Constitution there was seven total constitutions, the Constitution of the Coahuila y Tejas, the Republic of Texas Constitution, the Confederate Constitution, the Post-Civil…

Felix Longoria’s Wake, is focused on Felix Longoria a Mexican American from Three Rivers, Texas. The story that is told throughout the book is not one that occurred during the life of Felix, but instead the events that unfolded following his death. Felix was an American soldier who was shot and killed by a Japanese sniper in Luzon during World War II. The book highlights the details that followed his death and his body’s return to the United States. His widow Beatrice Longoria was faced with the…

Francisco Madero’s rise: As time was going on, Porfirio Diaz still was in presidency, and people were not comfortable of the constants reelections of the same president. One day, Porfirio called for an interview to James Creelman, in which he said that the democracy in Mexico was not affected by his long term stance in the power, and that he was not consumed by power. He stated that the democracy was the only fair principle in the government, which contradicted his actions because he reelected…

As a young armadillo growing up in Texas during the 1820s, my life was peaceful and happy. The Federalists who held power in Mexico left me, my fellow armadillos, and the Anglo Americans alone to enjoy and work the land. However, in 1829, the Centralists gained control of the Mexican government and the freedom we enjoyed gradually eroded. As the Mexican government imposed more regulations on the Anglo Americans, the tension which had existed between the two groups due to the Nacogdoches land…

Traditional Unions and the Mexican Maquiladoras: Dispute and Fragmentation The first maquiladoras were established in the border cities of Nogales, Tijuana, Matamoros, and Ciudad Juarez in the 1960s and 1970s. There was a power struggle among the principal worker organizations (CTM, CROC, and COROM) to obtain the right to represent the workers during this period. This struggle provoked at least two types of labor actions. The first was focused on worker contracts and the right to control…

By definition, a border is “a line separating two political or geographical areas, especially countries, or an edge along or beside something.” In society, borders act as geographic boundaries, but also as boundaries separating people, culture, and ideologies. In the United States of America, borders act as boundaries between both states and cultures. Additionally, boundaries in America stand between itself, and other countries, specifically Mexico. Borderlands, according to its definition, are…

of America and Mexico went to war. Polk president at the time initially made an offer to the Mexican government to purchase some of the Mexican territory. After this offer was rejected, troops form the US were moved into the dispute territory of Coahuila. These troops were then attacked by Mexican troops, killing 11 American troops and taking 52 prisoners. The war was fought from California to Mexico City, this war was fought in Mexican soil (King, 2000). It is said there were several…

In America, there is a growing problem that exists with money fraud, laundering and sly scams. “Americans are criminally defrauded of $12.76 billion annually,” (Kita) a number that will continue to rise with the prevalence of technology being used in the work space and also in the common day household. People can be tricked into giving their money away in a variety of ways. In “The Canon’s Yeoman’s Tale” in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, he elaborates on this idea, and allows us to…

Shauna Healey Christopher Woolley LAH 3931: Conquest & Conflict in Mexico Essay #2: Mexican Revolution A Revolution of Many Faces Revolutions generally have two sides. For example, the American Revolution was fought between the northeastern colonies of the New World and Great Britain. The Mexican Revolution, however, greatly differs because it was composed of several civil wars with many different political and radical leaders with opposite views on how to reform the country. The Mexican…

Its mid day on December 30,1988 parents were at the dinner table talking about how we should go to Ellis Island we all agreed so mom and dad where like Okay lets do it. We where all getting packed I was packing my Clothes and a Picture of my friends and family just in case we get stranded and we don't get to come back that is the only thing I'm scared of that I may not ever come back to my friends and family. It was getting late so I better go to bed so I could get up and time and we can catch…