Tag Archives: Mexican independence

A History of Mexico, Cast in Silver and Gold

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS     Money, in addition to being the fuel that powers any nation’s economy, is the tangible record of its unique history. The coins, bills and promissory notes a country mints inevitably carry portraits and images of iconic national heroes and patriotic symbols, reflecting the country’s inimitable ideology and fundamental principles. Since 1992, the Museo de Numismática del Estado

Read more

Walking and Drinking Cerveza on the Road to Mexico’s Revolutions

By RICH GRANT     By a stroke of good fortune for the Mexican tourism office, both of Mexico’s revolutions began 100 years apart – in 1810 and 1910 (with the one in 2010 being just one year-long party). Routes that follow the various military campaigns have been laid out with one leaving from Guadalajara that goes to the three most historic towns

Read more

Here Comes AMLO’s Fourth Republic

By RICARDO CASTILLO     Throughout his electoral campaign, Mexico’s now-President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) kept on promising something he calls “the fourth transformation”, as well as the construction of the “Fourth Republic.” In reality, the concept is not new, since AMLO has been hammering on the “transformation” of Mexico since his first run for president back in 2006, when he lost by a

Read more
Recent Entries »