Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Guerrero was the first European to be accepted into the Mayan culture in Yucatan, Mexico in 1510. Continue reading
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Mexican Use of European Glassmaking Techniques
European glassmaking techniques were brought to the Americas by Spanish Continue reading
Benito Pablo Juarez
Benito Pablo Juárez García (Spanish: [beˈnito ˈpaβlo ˈxwaɾes gaɾˈsi.a] (listen); 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872) was a Mexican lawyer and politician, who served as the 26th president of Mexico from 1858 until his death in 1872. Continue reading
Mexican President Benito Pablo Juarez
Mexican President Benito Pablo Juarez was a liberal-democratic reformer who served from 1861 to 1872. Continue reading
Mexican Emperor Ferdinand Maximilian
Austrian archduke Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph became Mexican Emperor in 1864 with backing from France. Continue reading
Bartolome de Las Casas
Bartolomé de las Casas (US: /lɑːs ˈkɑːsəs/ lahs KAH-səs, Spanish: [baɾtoloˈme ðe las ˈkasas] (About this soundlisten); c. 1484 – 18 July 1566) was a 16th-century Spanish colonist who acted as a historian and social reformer before becoming a Dominican friar.
First Catholic Priest Ordained in Santo Domingo
Spanish-born Bartolome de Las Casas was the first Catholic priest ordained in the colony of Santo Domingo, Hispaniola in 1512 Continue reading
Mexicans Wove Cotton Clothing
Woven cotton clothing was discovered from 3600 BCE in the Mexico Valley. Continue reading
UN Census Reports Population Exceeding 20 Million
A 1995 UN Census reported two world locations whose population exceeded 20 million. Continue reading
Kayak’s Solo Crossing across the Gulf of Mexico
Arthur Hebert made the first solo crossing of the Gulf of Mexico in a 17-foot (5 metre) kayak. Continue reading