Veracruz

Throughout history, traditions or cultural practices play a huge role into any race because these traditions define who we are and where our roots come from. Some of these practices can come from anywhere like a far away region like China or somewhere close like Mexico. Although, these traditions come from different places, but were originated is from different era's of time, which can lead up to a race's background. Even though it leads back to a certain race, it only a fraction of an entire…

The Banana Puree product (with 1712 as a reference number) purchased quantity / forecast is estimated to more than 2.200.000 kg (2.200 tons) for 2016. The country of its origin is Ecuador while the port of departure of the product’s shipment is Guayaquil. The packaging type of Banana Puree is in aseptic drums with a net weight of 250 kg each. The shipment of the product occurs in a 20’ foot full container load with a capacity of 70 drums and a net weight of 20.000 kg (20 tons) per container. The…

more than 60 species of food-producing trees were counted. In Thailand, researchers found 230 species in home gardens. In Indian agriculture women use 150 different species of plants for vegetables, fodder and healthcare. In the Expana region of Veracruz, Mexico, peasants utilize about 435 wild plant and animals species of which 229 are eaten. Women are the biodiversity experts of the world. (Shiva, 2010: x-xi) For the ages together women have contributed for conserving resources and soil…

In the 19th century the Spanish came down to Mesoamerica due to political conflicts like Napoleon taking over many countries in Europe. The pressure he put on countries lead Spain to go down to Mesoamerica and when they got there the people, in their eyes, were barbaric animals that need to be shown the proper way to live. As a result, the Spanish took over because they had a stronger army than the Natives. With their newfound land they set up a class system unique to Mesoamerica. They had the…

Battle of the Borders The Mexican-American war (the war that’s been also known as the Invasion of Mexico) was an armed conflict between the two countries from 1846-1848. The majority of this war took place in Texas because the Mexicans still considered that t be apart of their land still. This led to the Texas Revolution. This revolution began when colonists in the United States rebelled against the Mexican Government. This conflict between the two countries of Mexico and America became a big…

Blood, human sacrifice, and savage ways are conceptions of the Aztec civilization that a mind novice in Aztec history has formulated. These misconceptions can be attributed in part to the destruction of historical archives and undiscovered pieces of information nestled within Aztec ruins. It is correct to say that much history of this grand civilization was destroyed during the Spanish Conquest of 1519 led by Hernan Cortes and his populous army of men. However, through archaeological…

When Madero forced Diaz to resign, many poor Mexicans started to demand change and the weak Madero was eventually killed. leading to new control. Obviously this posed a significant issue to the US which then moved into Mexico, occupying the port of Veracruz and indirectly assisting Venustiano Carranza, the leader who best fit the US interests. Overall, we can see that US extended their influence in certain countries for economic self interest, as seen by their influence in Colombia, Hawaii, and…

My second chance in the United States. It is difficult in a country where opportunities are very few a country where poverty and violence are not allowed to grow to the person or the country. Since my childhood I dreamed to be in United States every time I looked at a plane passing I would always come running and screaming saying "someday I will fly to the United States in a big plane like those flying birds in the sky". When I was 8 years old, I had the opportunity to come to the United States…

Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1858 in Staunton, Virginia. He attended the College of New Jersey and later got his Ph.D at the University of Virginia Law School. Wilson served as Governor of New Jersey before he became the 28th president of the United States. He served in office from March 4, 1913 to March 4, 1921 and died on February 3, 1924 in Washington D.C at the age of 67. Wilson, as other presidents before him exhibited the 6 roles of the president;…

Over the course of time, there have been civilizations disappearing without a trace such as the Mayans, Nabateans, and The Olmec. Researchers are still astonished and can’t to seem to figure how a whole civilization can be here one day and gone the next without a trace. The common factors that these civilizations have and why it happened to them. The Mayans are known as a lost civilization that lived during the post-classical period (Indian ages). Their disappearance was noticed about 1000…