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New Spain centered in the former capital, Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City). Over the next three centuries, Spain expanded its territorial control, enforced Christianity, and spread the Spanish language, with the colony's rich silver deposits fueling its empire. The colonial era ended in the early 19th century with the Mexican War of Independence. (Full article... )
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Beaded lizard, native to Mexico and Guatemala
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Throughout history Sor Juana's significance to different communities has varied significantly, having been presented as a candidate for Mexican nationalism, freedom of speech, women's rights, sexual diversity, and others, making her a figure of great controversy and debate to this day. (Full article...
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In the news
- 9 June 2024 – 2024 Mexican general election
- Mexico's ruling party Morena and its coalition allies win a supermajority in the Chamber of Deputies but not in the Senate, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to change the Constitution. (Reuters)
- 6 June 2024 –
- SpaceX launches Starship's Integrated Flight Test 4, successfully guiding both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage to soft water landings in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian Ocean, respectively. (The New York Times)
- 5 June 2024 – Mexico–United States border crisis
- trafficking. (Reuters)
- 4 June 2024 – Mexico–United States border crisis
- US President Joe Biden enacts an executive order to temporarily suspend asylum claims processing at the Mexico–United States border when the seven-day average of claims exceeds 2,500 per day. Amnesty International criticizes the executive order, accusing Biden of "setting a dangerous international precedent". (NPR) (AP)
- 2 June 2024 – 2024 Mexican general election
- Claudia Sheinbaum wins the presidential election. She will begin her term as Mexico's first female president on October 1. (CBC)
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Nahuatl languages: pozolli, meaning cacahuazintle, a variety of corn or maize) is a traditional soup or stew from Mexican cuisine. It is made from hominy with meat (typically chicken or pork), and can be seasoned and garnished with shredded lettuce or cabbage, chili peppers, onion, garlic, radishes, avocado, salsa or limes. Known in Mesoamerica since the pre-Columbian era, the stew is common across Mexico and neighboring countries, served both as a day-to-day meal and as a festive dish. (Full article...
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The following are images from various Mexico-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Comanchería, territory controlled by the Comanches, prior to 1850 (from History of Mexico) -
Equestrian statue of Charles IV in Mexico City (from History of Mexico) -
Mexican Central Railway train at station, Mexico (from History of Mexico) -
Distribution of linguistic groups around 1500. (from Culture of Mexico) -
President Obregón. Note that he lost his right arm in the Battle of Celaya (1915), earning him the nickname of Manco de Celaya ("the one-armed man of Celaya"). (from History of Mexico) -
Battle of Centla, the first time a horse was used in battle in a war in the Americas. Mural in the Palacio Municipal of Paraíso, Tabasco (from History of Mexico) -
Mexico City street market (from History of Mexico) -
Making cigarettes in the El Buen Tono factory, Mexico City (from History of Mexico) -
Tomás Mejía, left, Maximilian, center, Gen. Miguel Miramón, right. Painting by Édouard Manet 1868. (from History of Mexico) -
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Surrender of Santa Anna by William Henry Huddle shows the Mexican president and general surrendering to a wounded Sam Houston in 1836. (from History of Mexico) -
Sawdust carpet made during "The night no one sleeps" in Huamantla, Tlaxcala (from Culture of Mexico) -
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Singer and actor Pedro Infante, one of the leading figures of the Golden Age of Mexican Cinema. (from Culture of Mexico) -
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Exconvento (Ex-convent), by José María Velasco. 1860. (from Culture of Mexico) -
Spanish Republican exiles from being deported to Nazi Germany or Spain. (from History of Mexico) -
Goddess, mural painting from the Tetitla apartment complex at Teotihuacan, Mexico, 650–750 CE (from History of Mexico) -
Victoriano Huerta, ruler of Mexico from 1913 to 1914 (from History of Mexico) -
The Castillo, Chichen Itza, Mexico, ca. 800–900 CE (from History of Mexico) -
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Lázaro Cárdenas mural (from History of Mexico) -
Modern group monument ofDoña Marina, and their mestizo son Martín (from History of Mexico) -
U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President-Elect Enrique Peña Nieto during their meet at the White House following Peña Nieto's election victory. (from History of Mexico) -
Chacmool, Maya, from the Platform of the Eagles, Chichen Itza, Mexico, ca. 800–90 CE (from History of Mexico) -
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Porfirio Díaz (from History of Mexico) -
A map of Mexico 1845 after Texas annexation by the U.S. (from History of Mexico) -
Panel 3 from Cancuen, Guatemala, representing king T'ah 'ak' Cha'an (from History of Mexico) -
President Vicente Fox with Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh (from History of Mexico) -
Spanish and Portuguese empires in 1790 (from History of Mexico) -
Colossal atlantids, pyramid B, Toltec, Tula, Mexico, ca. 900–1180 AD (from History of Mexico) -
A unit of Cristeros preparing for battle. (from History of Mexico) -
Liberación (Liberation). Jorge González Camarena. 1908. (from Culture of Mexico) -
Three world leaders: (background, left to right) Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, observe the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement. (from History of Mexico) -
Club América vs Cruz Azul at the Estadio Azteca. (from Culture of Mexico) -
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La leyenda de los volcanes (The legend of the volcanoes). Saturnino Herrán. 1910-1912. (from Culture of Mexico) -
cajeta. In 2010 declared the Bicentennial Dessert of Mexico. (from Culture of Mexico) -
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General Santa Anna. (from History of Mexico) -
Variegated maize ears (from History of Mexico) -
"TheFall of the Alamo" by Robert Jenkins Onderdonk (from History of Mexico) -
The first Braceros arrive inLos Angeles by train in 1942. Photograph by Dorothea Lange. (from History of Mexico) -
President Felipe Calderón with President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. (from History of Mexico) -
La huida a Egipto (The Flight into Egypt). Miguel Cabrera, around 1700. (from Culture of Mexico) -
Chihuahua Cathedral and a monument to the city's founder, Antonio Deza y Ulloa (from History of Mexico) -
Agustín de Iturbide the first Emperor of Mexico (from History of Mexico) -
Teotihuacan view of the Avenue of the Dead and the Pyramid of the Sun, from the Pyramid of the Moon (from History of Mexico) -
Logo of the Partido Nacional Revolucionario, with the colors of the Mexican flag (from History of Mexico) -
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Logo of Nacional Financiera (NAFIN), the state development bank. (from History of Mexico) -
Portrait and book bySor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Baroque poet and writer. (from Culture of Mexico) -
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General Pancho Villa at the entrance of Ojinaga (from History of Mexico) -
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Entry into Mexico City by the Mexican army (from History of Mexico) -
Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc, Maya, lintel 24 of temple 23, Yaxchilan, Mexico, ca. 725 ce. (from History of Mexico) -
10th Cavalry Regiment taken prisoner during the Battle of Carrizal, Mexico in 1916. (from History of Mexico) -
Christ the King) statue. (from Culture of Mexico) -
El Chapo in US custody after his extradition from Mexico. (from History of Mexico) -
Olmec colossal (from History of Mexico) -
Alegoría de la Constitución de 1857, Petronilo Monroy, 1869. (from History of Mexico) -
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (from History of Mexico) -
Cabinet Officers of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (left) and of Enrique Peña Nieto (right). (from History of Mexico) -
Murals of Bonampak (between 580 and 800 AD) (from Culture of Mexico) -
Viceroy José de Iturrigaray (from History of Mexico) -
Toltec carving representing the Aztec Eagle, found in Veracruz, 10th–13th century. Metropolitan Museum of Art. (from History of Mexico) -
Dining table, painted between 1857 y 1859, oleo sobre tela (oil on canvas) by Agustín Arrieta (from Culture of Mexico)
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