1.(Placename) a republic in North America, on the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific: early Mexican history includes the Maya, Toltec, and Aztec civilizations; conquered by the Spanish between 1519 and 1525 and achieved independence in 1821; lost Texas to the US in 1836 and California and New...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Mexican American (redirected fromMexican Americans) Wikipedia n. A US citizen or resident of Mexican ancestry. Mex′i·can-A·mer′i·canadj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition...
Reports that the Mexican Army troops entered United States (US) territory in New Mexico and fired their weapons as they pursued US Border Patrol agents. Attempt by Mexican troops to collect bounty that the Juarez drug cartel has put on the heads of the Border Patrol agents; Details on the ...
One has to join forces, collaborate with them (the U.S.) in their territory, us in our territory," she said during a regular morning press conference. The order could also affect migrants, who are regularly shaken down for protection money or forced to ...
In 1833, A. Santa Anna came to power, and the next year he abolished the 1824 constitution and established a dictatorship. The USA, which aimed to seize Mexican territory, took advantage of the unstable internal political situation. Having begun to colonize Texas in the early 1820’s, the ...
For example, in the standard “Voy a hacerlo,” the pronoun “a” might be skipped altogether in Puerto Rican Spanish: “Voy hacerlo.” Influence of English Puerto Rican Spanish has incorporated English syntax more noticeably due to the island’s status as a U.S. territory and the bilingual...
The legislation also establishes limitations that would prohibit the use of military force against foreign persons outside the territory of the United States, and includes a sunset five years after enactment. Sen. Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, also told FOX News on Tue...
(this influx was to reach fever pitch after the Civil War). The American farmer, with his abundant land, was often profligate in its cultivation, and as the soil depleted he continued to move farther west, settling the virgin territory. Soil exhaustion was particularly rapid in the South, ...
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia. ty·phus (tī′fəs) n. Any of several forms of infectious disease caused by rickettsia, especially those transmitted by fleas, lice, or mites, and characterized generally by severe headache, sustained high fever, depression, delirium, and ...
in the Midwest, and in the Northeast. [p. 102], Mexican TCOs also transport illicit drugs to the United States aboard commercial cargo trains and passenger buses. My credit score went to good to HORRIBLE. The alleged capo has been arrested at least twice in the past on drug charges but...