Category Archives: HEROES & HEROINES
HEROES & HEROINES
HEROES & HEROINES
Frida Kahlo Viva la Vida
For Frida, her paintings were not a representation of dreams but a way to cope with the reality of life. She told her story from her own point of view and through the pain and passion of her experiences. Family Frida Kahlo was born July 6, 1907, in Coyoacan, Mexico. She was the third daughte... Read MoreHEROES & HEROINES
General Ignacio Zaragoza: Cinco de Mayo Hero
Spanish Cinco de Mayo Hero When "Cinco de Mayo" is mentioned in Mexico, one of the most symbolic battles in the Mexican collective unconscious immediately comes to mind: the Battle of Puebla. General Ignacio Zaragoza, with only a small army, took on the powerful French forces of Napoleon III dur... Read MoreHEROES & HEROINES
Benito Juarez
Benito Juarez is undoubtedly one of the most important and revered figures in Mexican history. Each March 21st marks the anniversary of his birth and every elementary school in the country commemorates the man who consolidated the nation as a republic. Of indigenous origin, Benito Pablo Juarez Ga... Read MoreHEROES & HEROINES
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez also known as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, was born in Nepantla Mexico in 1651. She was a Mexican writer who influenced greatly Hispano-American literature of the 17th century. She was known in her lifetime as "The Tenth Muse", or "The Phoenix of America." H... Read MoreHEROES & HEROINES
The Beautiful Face of Courage: The Adelitas Women of the Mexican Revolution
They looked for water and food for the soldiers, built barricades to protect them in the evening, healed the sick, carried the weapons. They went on foot to the sidewalk, following the battalions where husbands, fathers, brothers, and lovers participated. They are the soldaderas of the Mexican ... Read MoreFind articles and news about Mexico.
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