There is a wide range of regional traditions within Mexico's dominant culture, which is influenced by a mix of indigenous and Spanish practices. Many of the things that people think of when they hear "Mexican" really originate in specific parts of the country.
Culture
This article is a joint effort of recognition of three Mexican World Heritage sites that share in their past the important legacy of knowledge of skywatchers in ancient Mexico.
Culture
The intertwined serpent and eagle are not exclusive to Mesoamerican cultures, they are also found in India, Egypt, Agrigento, and other places. What are the interpretations that the eagle and the serpent have had in the imaginations of the peoples? What do they reveal and what do they hide from us?
Culture
Although war among the ancient Maya was strongly ritualized, the ultimate purpose of warfare was often to control basic resources and subordinates.
Culture
How war became a means of propagation of wind bands, as a form of forced transculturation, first in Europe and, from the 16th century onwards.
Culture
The Mexican adventure of Ernest Vigneaux in 1853 and 1854, in which he kept a travel diary and throughout his itinerary, he recorded his experiences.
Culture
During the Conquest, the Spaniards built 68 temples over sacred structures of Tenochtitlan and Tlatelolco, of which 20 remain standing.
Culture
The location of the mythical Coatepec hill, sacred to the Aztecs for being the place where Huitzilopochtli was born, in the territory of the State of Hidalgo.
Culture
After two decades of being hidden in the Municipal Archives of Puebla, a book with documents dated 1822 has been located.
Culture
The deeper the human species goes into treating illnesses, the more new diseases emerge throughout history, often bizarre and difficult to diagnose.
Culture
It was on a sugar plantation of Christopher Columbus' descendants that in 1521 blacks brought to the Dominican Republic rebelled for the first time against European colonial power.
Culture
The Battle of Calpulalpan, a decisive event for the Liberal Army, since this allowed free passage to the capital of the country, thus concluding the Reform War on January 1, 1861.
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The ideological differences between Francisco I. Madero and Emiliano Zapata arose in 1911 and determined the course of the Mexican Revolution.
Culture
For the contemporary Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula, the aluxes or "goblins", caretakers of the land, are residents of the archaeological zones. Here's what it means.
Culture
Anthropophagy was practiced by the Mexica: rulers, priests, and some warriors were the only ones who could eat human flesh during religious rituals.
Mexico City
The archaeological zone of Cuicuilco, where ancient men raised chants and prayers intending to become gods. Get to know more about it.
Culture
Witness to the popular life of the 20th century, Gabriel Vargas recreated the language, manners, and customs of a society that was leaving behind the Revolution.