Greater Mexico City

On October 2nd, 1968 the Mexican government killed and arrested between two hundred and three hundred nonviolent protesters in Mexico City’s Plaza de las Tres Culturas. This had a huge impact to the people of Mexico since they had not experienced any violent protest against the government since the Mexican Revolution but the government’s methods of suppression stunned everyone. The PRI, the party that has stayed in power since the Revolution, saw the demands of the students for a reform as a…

During the early years of Mesoamerica three major groups ruled the lands. One of those groups was the Aztecs which ruled over the most amount of land during the time. One of their reasons for getting such a vast amount of land is because of their outstanding warfare ways. During the time the Aztecs could be called the strongest because of their scholarly Reasons for battle, their dangerous weapons and their skilled warriors. The Aztecs were well known warriors who controlled a vast amount of…

Aztec culture and there American culture there are also similarities. The Aztec culture is an Indian culture that originated in central Mexico. The culture started to flourish between the twelfth century A.D. and the sixteenth century A.D. Even though this is when the century began to flourish, it is still a modern culture, because it still exists in central Mexico today. The early Aztecs were divided into many different ethnic groups. The Aztecs are still divided into different ethnic groups…

of the sides. After the war the country ended up divided but now free from a dictatorship and was just a lost and confused. Even though it wasn’t as recognized or seen as a big war it was definitely very gruesome and devastating. Before the war Mexico was a very unstable country and very divided politically due to the president they had. The dictator at the time was Porforio Diaz who was a very unlikable person and didn’t want to leave. So when the elections came and Francisco Madero…

Aztecs and Spaniards Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico By: Colby Bryant This book is about the Aztecs and how they came to be. It's amazing how far we’ve come and how we evolved to the people we are today with government and knowledge. It was a lot different back then, especially with the Aztecs. They believed in a lot of different things like: religion, government, parenting styles, etc. It was a very hard, and rough time to be alive in for everybody. People from other countries would travel…

Frida Kahlo, a Mexican artist born in 1907 is best known and remembered for her self-portraits that were brilliantly vibrant coloured and bold, along with her passion and pain. Kahlo started painting mostly self-portraits after she was severely injured in a bus accident, as she was slowly recovering in a body cast. During this time, she taught herself to read and paint often, while studying the art of the Old Masters. Common themes that were in Kahlo’s approx. 200 paintings, sketches and…

If I could converse with any woman for an hour, it would be Frida Kahlo. I consider myself a self-reflective person. Ever since childhood, I've been very artistic. I have shelves of journals filled to the brim with inspiration, poetry, memories, and reflections. I first discovered her when I attended art classes at the Guggenheim Museum, as a budding artist, her paintings inspired me to be bold with feelings. Her self-portraits are my favorite pieces of art to analyze. They are so bold and pure…

twentieth century the world saw revolutions in both Mexico and Russia take place. While both of these countries hoped their revolutions would end in a government which supported their countries on working class, the method of revolution and their final government outcomes differed greatly in Mexico and also in Russia, as well as there were key factors that took place during both Revolution time periods that had similar comparisons. For Mexico masses of peasants and urban workers were an active…

he excerpt from Hutton’s article discussed one of the leading figures in the Mexican Revolution, known as Emiliano Zapata, who stood up for the peasants and would not be corrupted. After his death, many artists depicted his legacy through their murals; one of the murals was named, “Zapata Entering a Peasant’s Hut.” The mural illustrates Zapata going into the hut with blue sky behind him, out-raised arms of peasants, and peasants standing up. This mural can be interpreted in many different ways…

first like to start to talk about, how the Aztecs religion came into their political philosophy. Starting off with the Aztecs, they had their hierarchy based on dynasty so who was next in line with the family would come into power. They would have city-states that would/could turn into empires. While all of this would happen they would focus on their religion, and have the gods pick what they should do. Each empire had a ruler and would elect its own leader. What I found interesting about the…