Returning from Mexico to Spain, Conquistadors brought back seeds of tomatoes in the 16th Century. Continue reading
Tag: Mexico
New World Cultivation of Crops
Based on the findings of Bruce Smith, from National Museum of Natural History, washington, DC, USA. Continue reading
Teotihuacan was a Major City in New World
The City of Teotihuacan, located in Northeastern area of the Valley of Mexico was founded around 1 CE. Continue reading
Free trade for North America … Really?
On December 17th 1992, a free trade agreement called NAFTA (aka. North American Free Trade Agreement) was signed by Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, United States President George W. Bush and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Continue reading
Maize Cultivation in Tehuacán Valley
Maize (aka Corn) cultivation in the Tehuacán Valley of the central Mexican state of Puebla, showed up around 2700 BCE. Continue reading
Spanish Conquistador Gonzalo Guerrero Becomes a Warrior
Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Guerrero was the first European to be accepted into the Mayan culture in Yucatan, Mexico in 1510. Continue reading
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