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
Here you will find some pre-Hispanic musical instruments, some of their characteristics, photographs, to strengthen the reader's sensibility and be part of the joy that chases away sadness.
Culture
On August 13, 1521, just 500 years ago, the indigenous city of Mexico-Tenochtitlan -today Mexico City- was captured after a state of siege and fierce battles that lasted for three months.
Culture
The Beat Generation is a literary movement that emerged from the vision of a group of writer friends who met in late 1944 at the West End Bar in Manhattan, New York: among them were Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and John Clellon Holmes.
Culture
Dolores del Río is the first Hispanic American to excel in Hollywood and also the first woman to be part of a jury at the Cannes Film Festival (in 1957). Her beauty was undeniable
Culture
One of the Mormon women who migrated to Mexico to continue polygamy was Alma Dayer LeBarón, who settled in the state of Chihuahua from Utah in 1924.
Culture
In their sculptural production, the Mexica used the human figure as a fundamental artistic pattern, with which they achieved a portrait of their society. Through the monumental stone sculptures, it is possible to identify with indigenous ancestors who established the foundations of nationality.
Culture
War was common in pre-Hispanic settlements, war was part of the organization for the defense and domination over other societies; such activity was at its peak during the post-classic period (approximately between 900 and 1521), a process immediately after the Conquest of Mexico-Tenochtitlan.
Culture
In Mexico, public education dates back to ancient times, as nomadic societies, with a rudimentary culture, transmitted incipient agricultural knowledge to young people, as well as the rudiments of hunting, fishing, and gathering, which were essential for survival in those cultures.
Cuisine
There is ancient history in the midst of the ingredients and ways of preparing pozole, which refers to the Mexica and warrior way of preparing it, and which included human flesh as an essential part of the recipe.
Culture
Many things are unknown about her despite her historical importance, including her real name, since all the nicknames that have been given to her throughout the centuries derive from "Marina". Was Malintzin a betrayer of the Mexica people?
Culture
Benito Canales was born in 1882 in Tres Mezquites, Michoacán state. He grew up as a farmer and, for unknown reasons, killed the creditor Donaciano Martinez and fled to California. He was later taken prisoner by California authorities and before he could be deported, he escaped from prison.
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To write derives from the Latin verb scribere, which properly meant "to trace characters", "to scratch", "to sculpt", coming from the Indo-European root skribh- "to scratch".
Culture
Literary workshops are spaces oriented towards learning, creation, and exchange. Workshops should help each participant to forge his or her own voice and empower him or her to become a writer from his or her daily context.
Culture
There are 71 pages in the Codex Mendoza: a list of tlatoanis, a register of the subjugated peoples, and a narration of the daily life of the Mexica. The codices were instruments used by ancient Mesoamerican peoples to preserve and transmit their knowledge, traditions, and wisdom.
Culture
To kick off the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Mexican-American singer/songwriter Nancy Sanchez talks about how her roots and culture inspire her music on BMI's Know Them Now.
Culture
As the bearers of one of the most amazing writing systems in Mesoamerica, codices were the means used to record primarily calendrical and ritual matters. Such documents represent one of the roots of Mexican indigenous identity.