Mexicanos: A History of Mexicans in the United StatesA, Javier
A year later, Antonio López de Santa Anna overthrew Itúrbide and drew up a new constitution that established a federal Mexican republic composed of 19 states and four territories. From 1823 to 1836, Santa Anna served as president, squelching Texas’ stand for independence in the battle of the...
La Reforma, liberal political and social revolution in Mexico between 1854 and 1876 under the principal leadership of Benito Juárez. La Reforma period began with the issuance in 1854 of the Plan de Ayutla, a liberal pronouncement calling for the removal
the 1910 revolution, and the political, social, and economic development of modern Mexico through the end of 1998. Ready reference materials include a timeline of key events in Mexican history, biographical sketches of 24 noted Mexicans, and a bibliographical essay of recommended books for students...
More than half of the Mexican people live in the centre of the country, whereas vast areas of the arid north and the tropical south are sparsely settled. Migrants from impoverished rural areas have poured into Mexico’s cities, and nearly four-fifths of Mexicans now live in urban areas.Mexic...
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Today there are 130 million people living in Mexico. A major element of culture inherited from the Spanish is religion: nearly 80% of Mexicans are Roman Catholic. The country is highly urbanized with over 80% of people living in urban areas. The most notable urban center is the capital, Me...
While the history of Native Americans stretches back to prehistoric times, the more recent history is much more well documented, particularly the struggles with early Americans, Mexicans and the Spanish. It was a tough time for tribes all over the country, from the Southwest to the East Coast ...
Although Mexican society did make sharp distinctions of race and class in the years leading up to the war, nonwhites had more political power and social mobility than in the United States. Centuries of racial and cultural mixing between the descendants of Spanish settlers, enslaved Africans, Indig...
Chinese immigrants were excluded, Japanese incarcerated, and Mexicans deported. Today, Americans fear Muslims, Latinos, and the so-called browning of America. Forcing us to confront this history, America for Americans explains how xenophobia works, why it has endured, and how it threatens ...