Iturbide’s Legacy: Independence and the Flag
Just as important as Hidalgo is the man that crafted the country’s independent separation from Spain after three centuries of colonization, Agustín de Iturbide
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Israeli Embassy Inaugurates ‘Friendship Bench’
PULSE NEWS MEXICO The Israeli Embassy in Mexico on Tuesday, Dec. 7, inaugurated a “Friendship Bench” designed by artist Noé Katz in front of its chancellery in Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec. In an evening ceremony outside the embassy, Israeli Ambassador to Mexico Zvi Tal cut the ribbon on the alabaster bench, which he explained represents the union and longstanding ties
Read moreFederal Electricity Commission Turns Off Lights in Mexico City’s Lincoln Park
PULSE NEWS MEXICO Mauricio Tabe, mayor of Mexico City’s Miguel Hidalgo municipality and member of the conservative opposition party National Action Party (PAN), denounced Mexico’s state-run Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) on Twitter early Wednesday, Nov. 30, claiming that the CFE had used false claims of outstanding bills to justify the power cut. Tabe said that all electric bills for the
Read more12 CDMX Municipalities Face Restricted Water Distribution This Month
PULSE NEWS MEXICO Twelve Mexico City municipalities — Álvaro Obregón, Azcapotzalco, Benito Juárez, Cuajimalpa, Coyoacán, Cuauhtémoc, Iztapalapa, Iztacalco, Miguel Hidalgo, Magdalena Contreras, Tlapan and Venustiano Carranza — will have a decrease in water supply for the next four weeks, the capital’s water system announced Saturday, Nov. 12. Due to a technical failure on Friday, Nov. 11, in one of the
Read moreExtortion Complaints Increase in Mexico City
By MARK LORENZANA In the last year, complaints for the crime of extortion increased in most of the boroughs in Mexico City. In 2020 there were 54 complaints filed at the Cuauhtémoc Mayor’s Office, but by 2021 the complaints grew to 73. According to data from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP), from January to
Read moreMexican Military Front and Center at Independence Day Celebrations
By MARK LORENZANA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on the night of Thursday, Sept. 15, led the reenactment of Mexico’s Cry of Dolores, which marked the 212th year of Mexican independence — and the first time in two years that the event was staged at the Zócalo main plaza in downtown Mexico City due to the covid-19 pandemic.
Read moreMexico Prepares to Celebrate 212 Years of Independence
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS During the 300 years of Spanish rule following Hernán Cortés’ conquest of Tenochtitlán in 1521, the people of Mexico suffered the indignities of imported smallpox epidemics, forced labor and imposed religious conversions. The disenfranchised indigenous Mexica, Maya, Zapotec and Toltec civilizations were stripped of their heritage and land, and what properties were not claimed by the viceroys
Read moreWater Cutoffs Affect 12 Municipalities in Mexico City
By MARK LORENZANA On Monday, Aug. 15, 12 municipalities in Mexico City experienced a reduction in the supply of drinking water due to the low water levels in the storage dams of the Cutzamala System aqueduct. Representatives from the Mexico City Water System (Sacmex) explained early Monday that the water pressure in the capital would be decreased from the usual
Read moreAICM Agents Accuse Superiors of Extorting Migrants
By MARK LORENZANA Agents of Mexico’s National Institute of Migration (INM) at the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) accused their superiors on Thursday, June 9, of heading a corruption network to extort migrants. According to the complaint, managers are forcing employees to charge up to $1,000 to facilitate the transit of undocumented passengers. In addition to the complaint are various
Read moreMexico City Registers Dangerously High UV Radiation
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As a scorching spring heat wave persists in Mexico City (CDMX), the capital’s Ultraviolet Radiation Index has hit its highest level yet, making unprotected sun exposure extremely dangerous. Guillermo Ayala, director of early warning for the Secretariat of Comprehensive Risk Management and Civil Protection (SGIRPC), on Tuesday, May 10, warned that radiation levels in
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