Aquiles Serdán

By Terry Sovil from the August 2011 Edition November 1, 1876 – November 18, 1910 Aquiles Serdán Alatriste (November 1, 1876 – November 18, 1910), was born in the city of Puebla, Puebla. He is known as a politician who opposed Porfiro Díaz in the Mexican Revolution while supporting Francisco I. Madero and Emiliano Zapata. […]

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Fish Life in Manzanillo

By Terry Sovil from the July 2011 Edition Acapulco Damselfish (or Acapulco Gregory) These fish are common on the mainland of Mexico to Panama and as far south as Peru. They are solitary and inhabit rocky and coral reefs and shorelines. They tend to ignore divers but will usually allow a slow, non-threatening approach. From […]

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Álvaro Obregón

By  Terry Sovil from the July 2011 Edition 1880-1928 February 19, 1880        Birth at Alamos, Mexico February 1913             Huerta overthrows Madero August 15, 1914          Occupies Mexico City April 6 – 13, 1915         Battle of Celaya May 1, 1917                 Retirement April 1920                    Out of retirement April 23, 1920              Plan of Agua Prieta December 1, 1920 […]

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Valentin Gomez Farias

By Terry Sovil from the June 2011 Edition Valentin Gomez Farias 1781-1858 Born: 1781 Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco Died: 1858 Place of Death: Mexico City Valentín Gómez Farías was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, February 14, 1781. His father, José Lugardo Gómez, was a merchant and his mother, Maria Josefa Martínez y Farías, was from a notable […]

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Ken Kesey In Manzanillo

By Terry Sovil from the April 2011 Edition With the Merry Pranksters “I am in the ocean, doing nothing, just bobbing.” Kenneth Elton Kesey, September 17, 1935 to November 10, 2001, was a novelist, a psychedelic notable of the counter-culture and leader of the Merry Pranksters. He considered himself a link between the Beat Generation […]

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Juan Escutia & The the San Patricios

By Terry Sovil from the April 2011 Edition Juan Escutia & The San Patricios 1909-1970 Born: 1828-1832 (date is uncertain) Birthplace: Tepi, Nayarit Died: September 12-13, 1847 Place of Death: Chapultepec Castle Juan Escutia and The San Patricios (Saint Patrick’s Battalion) were both significant in the Mexican-American War. The war, under U.S. President James Polk, […]

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