History of Mexico

that all they think of? There is much more to the Mexican-American War than most people think there is. Despite the fact that it is overshadowed by other major historical events, the Mexican-American War is one of the most important events in the history of the United States because of the direct influence it had on the Civil War. There were several factors that lead to the beginning of the war, some of which were political and others were violent. One of the political factors involved the…

Emiliano Zapata was a revolutionist and wanted change for the country of Mexico in 1910 for the better of low class citizens. He and many others fought for equality in the Mexican Revolution. Rebelling against the Mexican army and wanting to overthrow dictatorial leadership displayed his urge for leadership change. With leadership change, he would be able to aid the peasants with new laws that would have greatly benefited Mexico as whole thus having economical change. Additionally, he demanded…

The passage I chose from the readings and lectures, talks about political and economic crisis (instability) and inequality among Mexico’s citizens. For example, chapter 3 states that Mexico in 36 years Mexico had 48 different governments, which ended up harming Mexico’s economic growth in many negative ways. In terms of inequality, land was given to the people who had privilege and most importantly, American investments had the privilege to obtain land and an open door to other resources such…

Through the history, some battles were decisive for the development of any country or people while some battles annihilate cultures and entire civilization. This dispute occurs by people looking for gold or other goods, or in many cases by imposing a specific religion, but usually, both are interconnected. Some characters played a significant role in the history as they conquest new lands and new worlds. One of these characters was Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, one of the biggest…

oppress the people of Mexico and violate their rights as people, this exposes to the world who the barbaric side was. Furthermore, as the peasants were fighting for Libertad, shows the people that they are not ignorant, but people fighting for respect and human rights. While the revolutionaries were fighting for the poor and their freedom which was not well-known around the world, Reed describes the government forces such as the Colorados, “They swept through Northern Mexico, burning, pillaging…

descended from Mexico. These people applied Mexican style cooking to the region. Mexican food is believed to obtain from the Mayan Indians. A lot of Tex-mex food and restaurants can be found in Southwestern, United States. It is most famous in Texas and some parts of Mexico. It can also be Found in Canada and some parts of Europe. Mexican food can be found mostly in Mexico. Many of the US states have popular Mexican restaurants. The seven regions of Mexican cuisine are seven regions in Mexico…

Benito Pablo Juarez Garcia was born in San Pablo Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico on March 21, 1806. Juarez was the president of Mexico and a national hero who served from 1861 to 1872. He was the first Native Mexican president in history, originating from the Zapotec people. Juarez’s parents past away when he was only three years of age, leaving him to fend for himself. He began working as a shepherd and in the corn fields until he was 12 years old. In December of 1818, Juarez traveled to the city…

Texas has a long and rich in history, Texas was part of the Spanish Empire, also part of Mexico but in 1836 Texas acquired independence from the country. Since Texas was part of Mexico, there is many Hispanic influences that have been shaping Texas culture. But most of the important figures do not only come from Mexico, but from Spanish-speaking countries. According to pewhispanics.org the Texas population consists of 38% Hispanics, 88% are Mexican and 12% are non-Mexican. A total of 9,794 000…

be avoided and compromise and negotiation should be the focus, wars still occur for a variety of reasons. When war does occur there are conditions outlined in the “Just War Theory” that determine whether the war is just or unjust. In United States history, the Mexican-American War and the Spanish-American War violated the “Just War Theory.” The Mexican-American War is thus more unjust because of the violation of the just war theory, United States ' greed for land expansion in the belief of…

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is a trade agreement between the states of Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The document was signed in 1992 by the President of the United States George Bush, the President of Mexico, Salinas and the Prime Minister of Canada Mulroney. The United States didn’t sign NAFTA into law until 1993, when Bill Clinton signed the treaty into law. The treaty passed the US House of Representatives by a 234 to 200 and the US Senate by a margin of 60 to 38…