History of Mexico

Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a traditional Hispanic holiday that is celebrated in Mexico during that last days of October and the first days of November. This holiday stems from many different traditional Aztec rituals that have been carried on throughout history. It is a celebration of life and death, and is spent in remembrance of those who have passed. People prepare all different kinds of foods to celebrate and honor all the people that they have lost. They believe that on…

Death is a celebration in Mexico. Death is among them.” Says Aracely Hernandez in “Dia de los Muertos” (Hernandez 7). Why one earth would she say that? In her article called “ Dia de los Muertos”, Aracely states that not only do mexicans laugh in the face of death but they also mock death (Hernandez 5). Is it somehow that in the mexican culture they have accepted the fact that death is just part of the life cycle and it is nothing to fear. It seems to somehow help them enjoy the moments in their…

Some of my favorite foods are La Tropicana’s famous Cuban sandwich. I also like Cuban toast and Spanish bean soup. Hispanics and Latino Americans have and are still influencing the United States. They influence all areas such as: Politics, History, Education, Business, and Food. However, since I am only twelve years old with very little knowledge of Hispanics and their accomplishments, I decided to do some research on the computer to see what I could find. I would use interview information…

Clendinnen recounts the history of the Yucatan peninsula once the Spanish arrived. She splits her recounting into two sections: the Spanish’s perceptive and the Mayan’s perspective. Clendinnen’s recounting the Spanish side of history demonstrates a struggle not only between the Spanish and the new land and its inhabitants, but also the internal conflicts between the Spanish settlers and the friars. At first she tells us how the Spaniards’ interactions with the natives consisted of tribute…

their way into a great country filled with opportunity. In Sonia Nazario’s “Enrique’s Journey”, Nazario recounts the tragedious journey that Enrique had to undergo. What I was not aware of is, the discrimination Central Americans are subjected to in Mexico. I was also ignorant about the number of children who embark in the journey alone, in search for their parents. According to Sonia Nazario(2014), “an estimated…

classes and taking other things as well. To the creoles it didn’t make sense that the spaniards were taking land in Mexico when they can just get their own land in Spain. The main reason for this document was to try and “… recover lands stolen three hundred years ago… “ and “… defend [their] religion and [their] rights as true patriots. This natural rights movement was big in history. After Hidalgo’s speech was given they all started a revolution. They wanted the Spaniards out and the…

What I learned in American history is three things is WW1 the New deal Spanish American War I’m talking about what happen in that time and the effect that it has today. The first topic is the Spanish American War that when we want more power people fought for land at that and we want the resources and money but that made a huge war. The effect is that we got the Philippines, Cuba, Panama, Puerto Rico. The Philippines that almost starts a war because they wanted to be there own so there…

over farming seems to have hurt the environment. By the 1500s, they live in small, weak city states. Another Native American Empire in Central America and Mexico is the Aztec empire. The Aztec’s control Central Mexico and settle in the mountain basin about 7500 feet below sea level. The Teotihuacan and Toltec tribes settle in the valley of Mexico and develop civilizations. At its peak, Teotihuacan has up to 200,000 people but declines quickly and is abandoned by 750 AD. The Toltec tribes take…

The term “occident” is often used to refer to European nations that are also situated in some way in the Western Hemisphere. The word “occident” is derived from the Latin, occidens, which means “sunset, west”. European societies in the west, specifically in Americas, Australia and New Zealand, did have cultural elements of their counterparts in Europe with some differences. These new expansions of the original European nations maintained their original traditions, structures, and values…

during World War II the United States needed farmworkers to harvest crops and feed the nation since men were fighting in Europe and many women working in the industry. At the same time, the unemployment rate and crop failures were increasing in Mexico. The two countries signed the Mexican Farmer Labor Program Agreement (also known as the Bracero Program), permitting Mexicans to legally enter the U.S. during harvest seasons. Although the agreement stated that, “braceros were to receive labor…