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.
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It is an opportunity to ask new questions about the past in order to improve the present, and specialists can contrast approaches and interpretations about the events.
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Over the course of two centuries, the national territory was reduced by more than half; the population increased 19-fold. Literacy in the country increased, but some native languages were lost. The average life expectancy increased to 75 years. Today, Mexicans are taller but overweight and obese.
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Over the decades, Mariachi Plaza has been a symbol of the Chicano community in California and has served as a bridge between Mexico and the United States.
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The Hermanos Rosete Aranda left a great cultural legacy in Huamantla, Tlaxcala, a museum that is now part of the most prestigious in puppetry
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The coins commemorate the 700th anniversary of the lunar founding of Mexico Tenochtitlan, the 500th anniversary of Mexico-Tenochtitlan's historical memory, and the Bicentennial of National Independence.
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Agustín Lara was a very famous man, but he was always alone, and perhaps thanks to that solitude he made his songs into true poems, according to specialists in the field.
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The colossal heads carved by the Olmecs were the first clue on which the oldest civilization in America was revealed.
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The astrolabe is an ancient astronomical instrument whose main use was to determine the time and position of the observer, based on a series of calculations derived from the observation of the stars.
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Emiliano Zapata Salazar was a Mexican revolutionary who in 1906 led the rebellion against the sugar plantation owners. In 1909 he organized the Defense Board to distribute land among the peasants.
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According to legend, from time to time Tajín comes out of the depths of the sea, climbs the clouds, and stomps on them in a brutal and uncontrolled way, causing great storms, strong winds, and sometimes hurricanes.
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According to Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, a letter from Hernán Cortés dating back to 1529 and other manuscripts were recovered by U.S. authorities and delivered to Mexico.
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The ancient Cucapa people lived by hunting, fishing, and gathering seeds and wild fruits. Their agriculture depended on the Colorado River floods and they grew corn, beans, watermelon, and squash. Lacking the necessary tools and credit, they rented their land to farmers.
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The mother goddess of the Purépecha people, Cuerauáperi embodies the moon and symbolizes the duality of life and death. The goddess is considered responsible for sending the clouds to bring rain, but she is also attributed to famines and droughts.
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The largest Mesoamerican alliance was formed by the lordships of Tlacopan, Texcoco, and Tenochtitlan, which united in the 15th century to impose their hegemony over the Valley of Mexico against the lordship of Azcapotzalco.
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Like every year, Michoacán's ethnic group performs on February 1st the great celebration of the Lighting of the New Fire, to start the Purépecha New Year.
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When suddenly, a ray of lightning appeared, followed by a very loud roar that shook the heavens and the earth; the lightning was born. This is how men were able to obtain fire and Cocijo became the God of lightning.