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
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By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER It’s a well-known fact of life: What starts out badly inevitably ends up worse. In the case of Mexico’s now-globally spotlighted Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE), it all began on Saturday, Aug. 7, with the abrupt and unjustified dismissal of renowned author and historian Jorge F. Hernández from his post as the cultural attaché of Mexico’s embassy
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican author, historian and journalist Enrique Krauze was presented with the third edition of the Spanish Order of History Award by King Felipe VI of Spain on Wednesday, July 7. In a solemn ceremony at the Monastery of San Lorenzo at El Escorial, just outside Madrid, the Spanish monarch presented a diploma and a
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF As of the end of 2020, Mexico is now the world’s largest exporter of strawberries, displacing Spain for the very first time in more than two decades- According to the Mexican Secretariat of the Economy, the country’s international strawberry sales totaled $851 million in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 12.4 percent. In that same
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Mexico Designers Set to Show at Russian Fashion Week By KELIN DILLON A handful of Mexican designers will show their latest collections at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia (MBFWR) this upcoming Thursday, April 22, via curated fashion films, giving worldwide exposure to a choice selection of Mexican brands, set to be broadcast live on international publications like Vogue Russia. The
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By KELIN DILLON Twelve of Europe’s biggest soccer teams have announced their intention to leave their current organizations to create the new Super League, affecting several Mexican players playing abroad, including Hector Herrera of Atletico Madrid and Marcelo Flores of Arsenal. The new group consists of six English clubs, including Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur.
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Just in case you are wondering why Monday, March 15, is an official holiday here in Mexico, it is in observation of the 1807 birthday of five-time president Benito Juárez, a national hero who helped chase the French out of the country, overthrew the Hapsburg-imposed empire of Maximillian I, and restored the republic under a liberal regime
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Women March Nationwide From A and B to Y and Z, Mexican women will protest in Monday, March 8, International Women’s Day, against macho violence in the nation. Though in the past, much of the attention of previous demonstrations has been centered around the Mexico City main square Zócalo, this year the programming for the protests will
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Mexican steel tycoon Alonso Ancira was extradited from Spain to Mexico on Wednesday, Feb 3, to face trial in Mexico on charges of defrauding the government. After several hours in the Attorney General’s Office facilities, Ancira was reportedly taken to the Northside Penitentiary, where he will continue to hear the accusations against him. The former CEO of
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS When it comes to hams, Iberians are the top of the line. These succulent, flavorful gammon masterpieces of Spain — produced from the acorn-grazed, black-hoofed Iberian pigs found only in the mountainous southern and southwestern regions of that European nation — are the crème de la crème of fatty cured pork. The history of jamón ibérico is
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