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When Mexico and America went to war: A history of conflicts
While recent relations between Mexico and the United States have (for the most part) been cordial in recent years, the…
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Who were the prehistoric inhabitants of early Mexico?
Read a summary of Mexican history, and it might seem that very little happened between the first humans wandering across…
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Mexicans who have won the Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize season has arrived, and we now know the laureates for the 2025 edition. Although several Mexican figures were…
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Mexico City’s haunted hotel of horrors
On the corner of Avenida Niños Héroes and Calle Dr. J. Navarro looms a towering, derelict structure with a facade…
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Made in Mexico: Corridos
Talking about music and the effect it has on humans is complex. Music shapes brains and communities: it forges neural…
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Take control of Tenochtitlán in Aztecs: The Last Sun
Gamers, Mexicans and history buffs: rejoice! This week sees the release of Aztec: The Last Sun, a city-building simulator that…
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Mexican War of Independence 101: An expat guide
This article was originally published in 2021. So Mexican Independence Day is coming up, and if you’re not Mexican, you…
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Was the fall of Constantinople responsible for modern Mexico?
It’s a question that challenges how we’ve traditionally understood one of history’s most significant encounters. The conventional narrative of 1521…
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Find CDMX’s beautiful gardens — oases in a smoggy metropolis
In 2020, Mexico City was listed as the fifth most polluted city in the world. Over five years, however, air…
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How the Ayutla Revolution changed Mexico forever
On Aug. 12, 1855 — 170 years ago today — Antonio López de Santa Anna officially resigned from his sixth…
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