The climate, geology, and physiography of the Mexican territory resulted in a large diversity of inland aquatic bodies. So far, only a few meromictic lakes have been reported from different regions of Mexico , covering a vast range in latitude (≈16–26°N), longitude (≈87–102°W), and...
Morelos was born in present-day Morelia, Michoacán. Ordained in 1797, he was a parish priest until he joined Hidalgo’s rebellion in 1810. Given a military commission, he soon gained control of a wide territory in central Mexico and by 1812 he was recognized as the leader of the rebellion...
Fe, in the New Mexico territory, and the United States. After independence, Mexico began to encourage trade. The inauguration of the Santa Fe Trail in 1821 linked Independence, in western Missouri, to Santa Fe and extended the Missouri trade into Chihuahua, a city in north central ...
circinalis) in the US territory of Guam is the cause for litigo-bodig (a local form of ALS-PDC syndrome), provided post-1960 researchers the justification to study a neurological disease cluster among Chamorros who had consumed cycads heavily as recently as the 1940s and, some studies ...
During theMexican-American War, which began in 1846, New Mexico was taken by U.S. forces under the command of Gen. Stephen Kearny. All residents were granted amnesty and citizenship in return for an oath ofallegianceto the United States. The Territory of New Mexico was established by Congres...
From 1942 to 1945, the president used his assumption of emergency powers during Mexico's involvement in World War II to mandate the death penalty for a wide variety of offenses committed anywhere in the national territory. Common criminals found themselves condemned to death by federal judges in ...