On a sunny day in October 1969, four American soldiers stood at attention on the east lawn of the White House in their Class A uniforms. Each one was going to be awarded the Medal of Honor by President Richard Nixon for their actions in Vietnam. Twenty-one-year-old Patterson, who had ...
First is the creamy walnut sauce, which gives us the white color for the flag. Then the pomegranate seeds for the red. Lastly finely chopped parsley for the green. You can simply coat the stuffed pepper with the nogada sauce then sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and parsley. Or to h...
Pork Carnitas Street Tacos Garnished with Jalapeño limes and salsa Portrait of a latin senior woman outdoors 00:16 Multi generation Latin American family having family lunch together in summer Portrait of a happy man outdoors Guadalajara slums shot from inside the car, Mexico slums ...
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (February 4, 1902 – October 19, 2002) was a Mexican artistic photographer and one of the most important figures in 20th century Latin American photography. He was born and raised in Mexico City. While he took art classes at the Academy of San Carlos, his photo...
This study documents cycad-human relationships in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras over the last 6000 years. The impetus was acute need for a better understanding of previously undocumented uses of cycads in this region, and the
In 1977, I was a young mother during his presidency. The country was living through an energy shortage. President Carter was one of the first to recognize the looming climate crisis. I remember in an address to the American people he suggested that we put on sweaters and turn down the the...
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It looks like an homage to the Mexican flag. House-made corn tortillas are similarly patriotic with red (guajillo chile), green (cactus paddle) and white (corn), the perfect accompaniment to a plate of Tres Moles that features three types of mole: traditional poblano and two types of ...
THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR AND MEXICAN IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES The Mexican government initially promoted American settlement in parts of the territory now known as Texas in the 1820s to bolster the regional economy. As the proportion of North American settlers in these lands multiplied, ...
The next year enterprises belonging to British and American oil companies were nationalized, strengthening the state-capitalist sector of the economy. A campaign was launched to eliminate illiteracy, schools were built, and more teachers were trained. At the outset of World War II the government ...