Category Archives: HISTORY
History of Mexico
HISTORY
HISTORY
Is MS-13 a Mexican Gang? La Mara Salvatrucha
NO. MS-13 is not a Mexican gang. The Mara Salvatrucha or MS-13 is a criminal gang that originated in the 1980s in Los Angeles, California, particularly in Pico Union. Mara is a term used by Central Americans that means gang. During the civil war in El Salvador, where the US intervened b... Read MoreHISTORY
Hispanic Heritage Month Mes de la Herencia Hispana
Every year in the US, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. Hispanic Heritage Month was established in 1968 proclaimed by President Lyndon B Johnson. At first, it was only one week but later was expanded to 30 days by President Ronald Regan in 19... Read MoreHISTORY
The Legend of the Foundation of Tenochtitlan The Foundation of Mexico City
// One of the most beautiful Mexican legends recounts that the people of Aztlan, north of what is today Mexico, had to leave their homes by orders of their gods in search of the promised land. It is believed that the Aztecs, whose name means the people of Aztlan, began to emigra... Read MoreHISTORY
The National Museum of Anthropology
"...As long as the world exists, the glory and honor of México Tenochitlán must not be forgotten." Chimalpahín Quauhtlehuatzin Neither conquest nor time, nor new foreign influences have been able to erase from the Mexican memory, the splendor of its pre-Hispanic ... Read MoreHISTORY
Mexican pre-Columbian Cultures
Mexico is a country with a profusion of cultural and historical wealth. Five hundred years ago, it became the melting pot of Spanish and indigenous groups from which the mestizo of modern Mexico was born. There are relics of the past that gives evi... Read MoreFind articles and news about Mexico.
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