A national holiday in many countries and one of 10 legal federal holidays in the United States, the date commemorates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas in 1492, when his ship first landed in the island of Guanahani in modern-day Bahamas
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Once known throughout the world as Columbus Day, Oct. 12 in Mexico now marks Día de la Raza (Day of the Indigenous Races). A national holiday in many countries and one of 10 legal federal holidays in the United States, the date commemorates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas in 1492,
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican soprano singer María Reyna will offer an operatic concert dedicated to the indigenous Mixe people, who live in the eastern highlands of the central state of Oaxaca, in a one-night performance at the National Center for the Arts (Cenart) on Saturday, May 21. The concert, titled “Orgullosa Soy Raíz” (“I am Proud of
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By JESSICA GUERRERO MORELIA, Michoacán — Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca embodies the essence of the nation. Its endlessly rich culture and gastronomy have made it famous around the world. However, the state has faced a historic struggle with extreme poverty and marginalization of its inhabitants, about one-third of whom are indigenous. Oaxaca is among Mexico’s the top three poorest states,
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Once known throughout the world as Columbus Day, Oct. 12 in Mexico now marks Día de la Raza (Day of the Indigenous Races). A national holiday in many countries and one of 10 legal federal holidays in the United States, the date commemorates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas in 1492,
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By RICARDO CASTILLO … A quick review of the most important news items in Mexico over the last few days…
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By MATT SEDDON Rector of Christ Church Mexico City In 1514, five years before Hernán Cortés arrived on the shores of what is now México, the first Spanish priest ordained in the Americas, Bartolomé de las Casas, realized something was terribly wrong. He had benefited from the Spanish colonial encomienda system, which granted the labor of natives to the Spanish.
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By JULIA CASTILLO Mexico’s Indio beer brand was originally called Cuauhtémoc, in honor of the last Aztec emperor-warrior, who died at the hands of Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortéz. Back then, Cuauhtémoc’s image appeared on the label. Launched in the 1880s, its name was changed in 1905 because customers began to ask for it as “the one with the Indian image” (“la del Indio,” in Spanish). For practical
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