Gulf of Mexico

The Aztecs lived in central Mesoamerica in the Valley of Mexico on a lake called Lake Texcoco. The capital of the Aztec Empire was located on an island on Lake Texcoco called Tenochtitlan. The climate where they lived was very hot, it was an average of 80 degrees everyday and in the winters it was cold and the snow runoff from the mountains would feed into the lake. The capital city of the Aztecs was Tenochtitlan, it was where modern day Mexico is today. By the 1500s the Aztecs Empire started…

I, Lopez de Garcia, like many in my situation, joined Coronado’s noble army. Only I joined with a reached out arm, and open hand, as someone who had offered Coronado the same opportunity years ago. I knew why he had favor towards me, why he granted me this same opportunity that would lead him to be the commander he is today. After all, we are both victim of circumstance. Like Coronado, I am the second son of a Spanish nobleman, who was left without any fortune of my own due to entitlement…

The True Colors of the Revolution The Underdogs is a fascinating story of the Mexican Revolution and its effects on some of the people. It was a perfect blend of fiction in the form of characters and personalities, and history in the form of events and occurrences. Mariano Azuela, a medic during the Revolution definitely infused his personal experiences into the story to make it full and real. Azuela did not clean up the revolution for the reader and make it look completely heroic. He displayed…

Being born and raised in Northern Illinois it comes to little surprise that my family’s foodways derive heavily from our Polish heritage. Pierogi are one of the most well known Polish foods, so much so that they have become internationally commercialized by brands such as Mrs.T’s and Kasia. The name pierogi is plural but the singular “pieróg” is not used along with the term “pierogies” which many modern non-polish people misuse as the plural of pierogi. Pierogi are a Central European but…

1. Mexican Muralism – Mexican muralism is the term used to describe the revival of large-scale mural painting in Mexico during the 1920’s and 1930’s. The three greatest Mexican muralists were José Clemente, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. Diego Rivera is known to be the most important painter of the movement. The Mexican muralism is also known as one of the greatest movements in Mexican territories as it gave a new way for painters to be able to paint in civic buildings and in…

It took six months for Cortez and Montezuma to at last meet. Prior to this initially meeting, Montezuma was on edge to meet Cortez, yet was uncertain about those that went with Cortez. Montezuma had sent forward couriers to send Cortez' man blessings of gold in the event that they would turn back, yet Montezuma's solicitations were not complied. At the point when the two did at long last meet in the city of Tenoshtitlan, the two men and totally unique thoughts of what was going on. Cortez saw…

social structure and popular traditions of Mexico and also shapes the national identity as Mexican food is not only famous in Mexico, but is famous worldwide in countries such as America etc. Mexican food plays a major part in the globalization factor of food, with westernised versions being featured almost everywhere from restaurants such as MadMex to fast food outlets such as Taco Bell. Mexican cuisine is a complex cuisine and also portrays the history of Mexico from the Spanish conquest of…

artefact is called the Dresden codex; it is one of the four Mayan books that still exist today. It is kept in the collection of the Saxon State and University Library in Dresden, Germany. The other three are in secure places in Madrid, Paris and in Mexico City. The Dresden codex consists of 39 leaves, inscribed on both sides, and 358 centimeters long, the codex was folded in an accordion like-manner. The Mayans adapted their system of writing called glyphs, from the Olmecs around 50 B.C.E.…

Although ethnic clustering is generally used in a negative tone, I think that describes this reading. It is very normal to want to be around people who are similar to you, especially in a place that is trying to take away your culture and force you to assimilate into an American one. Through this clustering, an interpretive space was created that preserved history and helped define a new era. Art is one of the best forms of culture and it can visually express a shared experience or define…

to it as this because of the fact that this ancient city is a very intergral part to Peru’s rich culture and history. Its story begins with its construction in the 15th century. It was constructed during the rule of “the two great Incas”, Pachacutec Inca Yupanqui, who ruled from 1438 through 1471, and Tupac Inca Yuanqui, who ruled from 1472 to 1493. Eventually in the sixteenth century spaniards invaded, chasing the Inca out. Centuries later in 1911 an explorer named Hiram Bingham rediscovered…