Mexico City

How would you feel if you had an empire and all of a sudden it falls because of some people that you thought were nice but they weren’t? The Aztec Empire started when a group of people saw an eagle with a snake on its mouth and on a cactus. They were happy and had millions of followers but that all changed when the spanish came to the area. The Aztecs thought they were there gods that came to visit and so they let them in. But they were there to steal the Aztecs gold and make them fall. There…

There have been many movements that were created though out Latin America. The one movement that stood out to me was The Mothers of La Plaza de Mayo. In this essay I will give some background on the movement, look at the changes this movement has caused, what benefits have risen and what benefits are still currently in practice today. It all started in Argentina when Military troops decided to take over and run the government. They got rid of everything from political parties, labor unions to…

Rizo coming to America from Mexico. My prior knowledge was very limited on the topic. I know only the basic things about her life in Mexico. Some examples would be how she celebrated certain things in Mexico, a small part of her family, and little things about they way she was raised. As well as who her children are and where she lived during the time. My knowledge after research I learned that in the 1950s, which is the time Guadalupe was born, was an okay time for Mexico. Guadalupe was born…

Some of the most profound and powerful documentaries have come from traumatised communities telling stories of heartbreak, loss and devastating experiences. Patricio Guzman, known for his political documentaries ‘The battle of Chile’ and ‘The Pinochet Case’ travels to the Atacama Desert, for his film Nostalgia for the light. The radiant sky above attracts astronomers from around the globe to the coast of Chile, peering into the outer reaches of the universe. But the Atacama holds a darker and…

Smith's argument is that the Cortez were able to defeat the Aztecs not because of the Spanish's superior technology or the Aztecs' belief that the Spanish were gods, but because of the Aztecs' existing tension with their neighbors due to their imperialism as well as the genocidal actions that the Spanish deployed to control the Aztecs. In the first few sections of the essay, Smith disproved the traditional idea that religion played a big role in the Aztec's conquest. He stated that there were…

the Spanish to conquer the Aztec empire was the epidemic that spread through Tenochtitlan. After Tenochtitlan was claimed for the Spanish crown, and the resistance had ended, Diaz informs us that there were a multitude of corpses piled throughout the city. Not once does he indicate how that state of affairs came to be…

Dolores Fernandez was born, in a small mining town in the mountains of Dawson in northern New Mexico on April 10, 1930. Her Father, Juan Fernandez was a farm worker and a miner and her mother, Alicia was a woman's activist. Juan was a union activist that ran for political office and won a seat in the New Mexico legislature in 1938 and alicia was known for her kindness and humanity towards others. Alicia provided affordable rates in her 70 room hotel, which she bought after years of hard work.…

complex history that Mexico underwent during the multiple battles. In 1520 Spanish had conquest of the Aztecs, 1810 Mexico fought for their independence from Spain--this war took about 11 years, 1857 the land loss, 1910 Mexican Revolution (Lecture April 17). These battles made Mexico’s nation fall apart, led to government instability, and loss of identity which is why Rivera would create murals of these events (Lecture April 17). Mexico was split and the nation had crumbled; Mexico had…

The Aztecs did not actually refer to themselves as Aztecs. In fact, a significant percentage of the Aztecs were of a tribe called the Mexica Tribe and the people were referred to as the Mexica People. The term Aztec was coined by the Spanish but was made popular by the Germans in the early 1900s. The topic of this essay is to find out if the Spanish Conquest of the Americas had a significant impact on the Aztecs. In the first paragraph, the way of life preceding Spanish arrival and interaction…

The oil on canvas painting “Over the Rainbow” created by Alfredo Arreguin serves as a commentary on the visible and the hidden elements of one’s identity. Alfredo Arreguin’s painting “Over the Rainbow” greets you to your right as you enter the Mexican Museum of Art, located in San Francisco’s Fort Mason. The building of the museum is gargantuan, minimalistic and intimidating in its military presence. When you walk into the museum the room is suddenly very tiny and as you turn the corner of the…