The Prickly Pears of Sicily
Centuries of Spanish domination left cultural traces of obvious similarity in both territories
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When the Court Was Servile
Although over time the Supreme Court had been less subservient to the executive than Congress, it genuflected several times between 1970 and 1994
Read moreThe Rise and Fall of Mexico’s First Great Political Party
By JESSICA GUERRERO Mexico’s independent life as a republic began in 1821, 200 years ago. But the first hundred years of the country’s autonomy were dizzying and plagued with numerous internal conflicts. These events and circumstances unleashed the Mexican Revolution that broke out in 1910, and consisted of a civil war between several regional revolutionary forces against the authoritarian regime of
Read moreThe Inevitable Extinction of the PRInosaurs
By RICARDO CASTILLO Ninety years ago today, on March 4, 1929, Mexican history took a turn to become the nation it is today. Modern Mexican history began with the foundation of the National Revolutionary Party (PNR), a political organization that would change name in 1940 to the Party of the Mexican Revolution and in 1945 to what it is today
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