Greater Mexico City

Cortes and the Spaniard Army brought Mexico into a “new era.” The Spaniard takeover made many Spaniards rich and turned the economy in their favor but it also created new societies that would define where and how ones life would be. The new societies were not always a great thing for the Spaniards when it would cause trouble in who had more power than others. But the biggest downfall for the Spaniards was the political crises than cost them their power in Mexico, or New Spain, as it…

(although with today’s definition, she would not be considered a feminist) Frida was born on July 6 of 1907, in Coyocoán, on the outskirts of Mexico City. She was raised in the family’s home, which was later referred as the “Blue House” or “Casa Azul”, with a well-off economic status. Her father, Guillermo Kahlo, was born in Germany and later moved to Mexico at a young age, where he lived the rest of his life. He eventually took over the photography business of Frida’s mother’s family and…

state between the 10th and 12th centuries at Tula, 80 km north of modern Mexico City. They played an important part in the downfall of the city of Teotihuacán and were themselves overrun in the mid‐12th century by nomadic Chichimec tribes from the north. One of their kings was Topiltzín‐Quetzalcóatl, a religious leader who in their legendary history was driven from Tula by a military faction and sailed east into the Gulf of Mexico, vowing…

willing to put his life and material assets on the line in the hope of great wealth and greater fame.” (Lueke 18) Cortes was an inspiring man when it comes to fulfilling his duty. He did anything and everything to accomplish his goals and was very good at getting positive results in the process. For example, to get his men’s mindset the same as his own and make them realize that the choices were conquer Mexico or die, he set his own ships on fire. That would not be such a good topic in today’s…

two extremes: one is thorny, sign of darkness and despair before the discovery of fire and the other one is full of golden fruits as an allegory of civilization attained by mankind. It was made for the universities (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)) science department, symbolizing how far humans have come since the discovery of fire, and also how the discovery of fire has impacted the growth and development of mathematical and scientific discoveries. The color used is transitional…

the 5th century. The origin, history and culture of Teotihuacan have been vast and abstruse areas of research, which rely decisively on masses of evidence found at the site of pyramids, temples and neighbourhoods in a sub-valley inside the Valley of Mexico. Since the earliest excavations of Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora in the 17th century, the nature of Teotihuacanos society has been a persisting mystery however, through the utilisation of archaeometry, evidence can be interpreted and lucid…

The common people lived in groups or units. Each unit was call an ayllu.(EYE-loo) “In an ayllu, all the people were related; they had a common ancestor. Each ayllu was made up of about 12 people. Their actual extended family might be greater than 12 people, but they were grouped by the government into a specific ayllu. Each ayllu was assigned a plot of land they were to farm together. Each group or ayllu lived together in a hut in their field.Most huts were one room. Some were made of…

independence from Mexico. As a reward, Austin gave the land to Samuel M. Williams in 1828 for his dedicated service (Anhaiser). The land was rich with tall sugar cane, which explains the name. Williams brother, Nathanial, purchased the land from him in 1838 and at some point, built the Oakland Plantation. There he began to grow corn, cotton and sugar cane. In this paper I will be examining the structure, historical significance, budgetary information, and future plans for the city of Sugar Land.…

At the time of their collapse, the Mexica and the Inca empire were two of the largest empires in the world. The Mexica, located in Mesoamerica, was the largest city state in a group of warring city states competing for power. Whereas, the Inca empire was a hegemon of control and power in the Andes. Another pronounced difference in these two empires was the landscape and crops produced. The Mexica had fertile flat land that made growing a variety of crops, the largest being maize, easy and…

The purpose of this paper is to obtain a better understanding of an individuals values, beliefs, perspectives, traditions, and overall competency of health literacy of an individual from another culture other than my own. By understanding these differences, I hope to gain knowledge that will embrace and improve my own cultural awareness. This understanding of cultural diversity will help me flourish as a health care provider. To further understand these differentiations, I performed a…