The term "history" refers to the study and recording of previous events. Prehistoric times are those that occurred before the development of written records. "History" is a catch-all phrase that includes not only events of the past but also their recollection, study, collecting, presentation, and interpretation.
History
According to the Nahuatl culture, the space where the souls dwell is divided into four parts: Mictlan (place of the dead), Tlalocan (place of Tlaloc), Tonatiuh ichan (the house of the sun), the dwelling of Huitzilopochtli, and the dwelling of Huitzilopochtli.
History
Vera Rubin made a fundamental contribution to modern astrophysics by revealing that galaxies are flooded with matter invisible to our eyes. In 1965, Rubin became the first woman in history to be allowed to use the telescopes at the Mount Palomar Observatory.
Business
With the creation of the international line separating the two nations with border markers, without walls or fences, the U.S. economy became a giant magnet that attracted Mexicans in search of new economic opportunities.
History
A prominent figure who stood out for his personality and sharp criticism of the liberal project of the time was the conservative ideologue and theorist Lucas Alamán.
History
This is how the resignation of General José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was presented on May 25, 1911, in the Chamber of Deputies, after the signing of the treaties of Ciudad Juárez, which had taken place on the 21st of the same month.
Science
Learn about authentic scientific reasoning. The Science of the Legends offers a discussion behind the famous tale: Was Heron's crown made of gold?
History
How the Inquisition wanted Galileo to recant and consider his model a simple mathematical hypothesis. Although his sentence was commuted and he was condemned to live under house arrest, Galileo remained faithful to his method until he died in 1642, the year Isaac Newton was born.
History
The game of taba was introduced in the 16th century by the Spaniards in their new colonies. Perhaps it is a good example of how a fragment of the history of a game can be reconstructed from a find: the taba, a dice that disappeared only to be found again in the 21st century.
History
Maurits Cornelis Escher was an illustrator, designer, and great observer of architecture. His experiences in Italy, Spain, Switzerland, and Belgium compelled him to create a vast body of work. Get to know more.
History
José Manuel Herrera, illustrious Mexican, heir of the emancipation movement supported by the sons of the Seminary of Mining to form the new Mexican nation, had the glory of solving the problem of fixing images, at the same time and independently of those made by Niépce and Daguerre.
History
On May 13, 1942, a German submarine torpedoed and sank the Mexican oil tanker "Potrero del Llano", even though it was sailing in international waters and had been fully identified. The attack resulted in fourteen victims, including chiefs, officers, and sailors who crewed the vessel.
Culture
As a solitary nanny, Vivian Maier spent her free time simply taking pictures of everything in the streets that, with her, we now know, marvelous gaze and extraordinary sensitivity, deserved to be portrayed.
Puebla
Due to its rich architectural and urban heritage, Puebla has been considered one of the most beautiful cities in the Mexican Republic due to the great number of cultural expressions it preserves.
History
We pay tribute to the Polish scientist Marie Curie who, with her discoveries on radiation, became the first woman to win two Nobel Prizes and to change the course of physicochemical research in the 20th century.
History
From the eventual triumph of the Carranza wing over the conventionists, led by Francisco Villa, during the development of the Revolution, the current Political Constitution of the United Mexican States was promulgated on February 5, 1917.
History
Vicente Guerrero was an insurgent who was under the orders of José María Morelos y Pavón before he was shot in 1815. He was part of the national army that managed to overcome the war and consummate independence and is recognized in history for his military and political skills.