Gustavo Díaz Ordaz

ordeal shed light on the Mexican government and shifted the world 's view on it. Even with the government 's efforts in covering up the massacre, the family and friends of the deceased ensured that no one would forget the events that occurred that tragic night. It was a tragedy that left a mark on everyone 's hearts, not just those involved. Luis Echeverria, who was the interior secretary at the time of the massacre and was in charge of police and internal security has denied vehemently any wrong doing in the massacre. He claimed the massacre was in response to aggressive demonstrators and that government forces were just acting accordingly in response. Echeverria later then went on to point the finger at the president at the time, Diaz Ordaz, claiming he was the only one who could have ordered such an instruction and that he was only doing what he was told. He also stated he was free from Chhun 5 any guilt or wrong doing simpy because they were not his orders (CNN). 30 years after the Tlatelolco massacre in 1998, President Ernesto Zedillo authorized an investigation into the events that night and arrested former President Luis Echeverria on genocide charges (All Things Considered). However later on, official government records that were previously secured away and detailed the massacre were not released and the charges against Luis Echeverria were eventually dropped, disappointing many yet again. Echeverria was not held accountable for this actions (Sullivan). Today,…

open horseshoe. Beautiful views of the beach and the bay were right out our windows. Appreciating Puerto Vallarta’s appeal was effortless. The resort offered everything from a highly popular vacation spot for domestic and international tourists to a desirable retirement area for retirees from the United States and Canada. During the Eisenhower and McCarthy era, Puerto Vallarta was a haven for writers and artists who wanted to escape the limitations of mainstream society. In later years,…

Is perfection an imaginary ideal, or does it really exist? In many cases, perfection is perceptive; it depends on how one discerns the idea of it. Some may argue that perfection is nonexistent, all things will eventually fall short of its goals, and that nothing is without flaws. On the contrary, some may argue that perfection is a scarce form of existence that only few entities attain. In the case of Chile, perfection existed in one of the most unexpected forms; Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship.…

The Faceless Man and the Golden Mongoose Author, Junot Diaz, starts off his novel, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, with the explanation of fukú, a key element in his work. Diaz’s way of symbolization through mystical characters to be very unique. Fukú, to be a form of “bad luck,” tends to “travel” with us throughout the storyline. Further into the story we come to understand the influence fukú has on the development of Diaz’s characters. It shapes the fear and cautious behaviors of…

This Way, That Way, Wrong Way, Tea Party… What? I felt like Alice trying to find her way around in Wonderland every time I had to write an essay. Teachers always gave us very broad and generic topics, and every time I was left clueless as to what to write. There were so many possibilities and many directions to go, I felt like Alice trying to follow the signs. Every time I asked my teacher to explain the topic more to me, I felt like I was speaking to Cheshire Cat, and that didn’t help. I would…

The Renovation of a Damaged People: Mexico’s Post-Revolution Cultural Recovery Throughout history, music, art, and literature have held key roles in dealing with and responding to current political events. This type of culture has been used for good and evil - spreading truth that inspires the masses to make a change, or propaganda in order for a government to cultivate certain ideas within its citizens. By looking at the content of artistic expression during any given time and in any given…

The author I decided to investigate further was Junot Diaz. Junot Diaz is an interesting author, who I feel like writes about the daily lives of Dominicans, that not only Dominicans can relate to, but people of other ethnicities. Diaz’s work interests me mostly because of the way he tells it. I feel that his stories could be happening all around you, which uniquely goes to show the life like feel his works have in which it envelopes the reader into a scenario where they can place themselves…

The Wind That Swept Mexico, by Anita Brenner, is a very intriguing piece that draws attention to the reader through it’s clear description of the revolution and what occurred after it was over. Originally published in 1943 by the Texas Press, Brenner’s piece was known as one of the first to present many different phases of the revolution. Brenner was born in Mexico and lived there for many years. She used to write dispatches for Spain during the Spanish Civil War and edit “Mexico This Month’s”…

After exiting the plane, the first thing I noticed was the voices of the crowd. The words spoken at the Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport seemed to mix together, and I could no longer focus on individual conversations like I could at Toronto several hours earlier. This trip to the Colombian island of San Andrés marked the first time I was venturing to a country where English was not the official language. In the weeks leading up to the trip I had tried to prepare by memorizing common…

The Spanish siege of the Aztec city of Tenochtitlán is largely known today because of the written reports by of those who witnessed it. In 1521 the Spanish took over the capital city of Tenochtitlán, resulting in the ultimate demise of the Triple Alliance. Versions of this historical event tend to vary due to the array of perspectives involved. For instance, whereas Spanish solider Bernal Diaz wrote his personal account The conquest of New Spain, multiple Aztec informants, including Aztec…