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History of Mexico
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Cinco de Mayo Facts
1. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day. 2. Cinco de Mayo is celebrated every May 5 to observe the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Independence Day is September 16. 3. The Battle of Puebla took place in the State of Puebla. 4. Benito Juarez was Mexico’s P... Read MoreHISTORY
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
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 MoreHISTORY
Teotihuacan: The Place where Men Become Gods
Among the hundreds of archaeological sites in Mexico, Teotihuacan is the most visited, even more than the New Wonder of the World, Chichen Itza, or the mysterious city of Monte Albán, in Oaxaca. Teotihuacan is for Mexicans a pre-Hispanic Mecca. Teotihuacan is now ... Read MoreHISTORY
February 24 Mexican Flag Day
// Every February 24 Mexico celebrates National Flag Day. The Mexican national flag is a symbol of freedom, justice and citizenship. Its shield and colors represent the origins, principles, courage and struggle of the Mexican nation. Over the years, different flags have represented Me... Read MoreFind articles and news about Mexico.
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