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ecomiendas so they could profit. Each piece of land contained agriculture to sustain and make a profit for the new lord. This created regional clusters of settlements all surrounding the great city of Mexico City, the capital of New Spain. These clusters resemble the city states of old surrounding Tenochtitlan. Each city state was required to pay a tribute to the Mexica empire much like each cluster was forced to pay ecomiendas to their new lords. While this might seem like a significant change,…

The Aztecs were a legendary people that still leave an imprint on the modern Mexican world today. Although they are nowadays known to be gory sacrificing killers, they made some achievements that today people take for granted. Think about the modern Mexican food, like tacos or fajitas. They were influenced by Aztec love of maize (corn) and foods they made such as tamales. The Aztecs were a creative bunch, too. Their artifacts most certainly show the importance of Aztec life and the mark they…

It is said that Moquihuix, a ruler from Tlatelolco was looking for allies from "within and beyond the Valley of Mexico" (Isaac 2005, 3). Moquihuix believed it was wise to ask help from Chalco and sent four ambassadors to hopefully make an alliance. Sadly, Chalco wanted no part in helping Tlatelolco and took the ambassadors prisoners. The Chalco people bound and gagged…

insecurity in Lima needs to disappear in 2021 Lima, the Capital City of Peru, was founded by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535. With a population of almost 10 million, Lima is the most populous metropolitan area of Peru and the second largest city in the Americas, behind Sao Paulo and before Mexico City. Lima is the country´s commercial and industrial center and one of Latin America´s most important financial centers. And as a big city it also has big problems, one of them, is the crime.…

The Catholic Church has been a big influential force in the Latin America. It influence can be found since the beginning when Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas. On the first island that they landed, Hispaniola or now Haiti/Dominican Republic, was were the church started to spread its influences. Among their priorities, the first of Church was stablish in the new continent. The other priority was to be a conscience to the “conquistadores” or conquerors about fair treatment of the…

Chicana/o experiences of migration and dislocation. Also speaks to the historical and present-day relationship that Mexicans and Chicana/os have with territory that today forms part of the United States” (178). The background is the city of Los Angles and the border between Mexico and United States and the year 1848 demonstrating the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo meaning that families become divided and we get stuck in the middle. The viceroy butterfly pretends to…

John Charles Chasteen’s Americanos: Latin America’s Struggle for Independence is a critical retelling of an important epoch in Latin American history. In 1799, Alexander Von Humboldt reached Latin America, a place that through struggle and bloodshed would transform over the next forty years. In Americanos, Chasteen brilliantly shows every step that gradually transformed Latin America from the colonies Humboldt saw in 1799 to the drastically different Latin America of 1840. Americanos is…

Since 1994, New Mexico City has seen an increase in their crime rate after the three strikes law was enacted in the state. This was one of the leading reasons why New Mexico City is known as the second most hazardous nation in the United States (Beale). In New Mexico, the old three strikes law was only enforced for the five specific violent crimes where the court or police can take an action which are kidnapping, shooting, criminal sexual penetration, murder, and armed robbery. However,…

In the article “Mexico City Gives Small Shops the Business” by René, Drucker-Colín, Drucker-Colín discusses the success and growth of small businesses in Mexico City, Mexico. The author begins by discussing the issue of unequal commercial competition in Mexico City. She talks about large corporations reaching similar markets that smaller businesses reach, and how it has had some negative effects on small shops. This has led to the closing of small businesses and an increase in unemployment.…

extremely popular among Latina/o’s communities stretching deep from within the homeland to all across the Americas. Soccer is not just a sport one plays, it also serves a primary role in the Hispanic community. Primarily the most dominant played sport in Mexico and other Latin communities. From the time Latina/o 's are young, we grow up not only watching futbol, but also living and playing futbol. There is a strong sense of pride and pleasure that takes place in participating, rooting, as well…