Category: Mexico

Mexico, and surrounding regions known as Mesoamerica, is considered one of the six “cradles of civilization”[efn_note] Mesoamerica in Cradle of Civilization, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle_of_civilization [/efn_note].

“Peso”, the term utilized for currency in Mexico, is the Spanish word for “weight”. It has been used in reference to pesos oro (gold weights) and pesos plata (silver weights).

“Aztec”, is the name given to the peoples linked by religion, culture and trade, that resided in central Mexico, in the the half-millennium, prior to the arrival of the Spanish in 1519. The region of Mexico was dominated by three peoples, the Toltec, the Mixtec, and the Maya.

In the Americas, the first printing shop (1539), first university (1551), first public park (1592), and first public library (1646) all were located in Mexico.

Josefa

Introduction. We started calling her La Corregidora when Jose Miguel Dominguez, her husband, was made Corregidor, which is a high political office in Mexico, kind of like your governor or mayor. Charles VI was still king of the Spanish Empire, but here in Mexico, everyone knew who was really in charge; it was the gachupines, […]

Mexico – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla – The Pastor of Mexico

Chapter 1. Miguel Hidalgo y Castillo appeared more interested in bee keeping than bible reading. The fifty year old priest had arrived in Dolores Mexico in 1803 to fill a vacancy at the Catholic Church. But soon he was spending more time outside among the hills than inside among the candles. He was fascinated by […]

Mexico – José María Morelos

Introduction. Jose Maria Morelos was born of parents mulatto and mestizo, into a society in which one’s entire future was measured out by blood proportions, ethnic history, and skin tone. 18th century Mexico, or, “New Spain”, as the Spanish peninsulares preferred, was obsessed with class, caste and classifications based upon blood, birthplace and ethnicity. Among […]