Lázaro Cárdenas

By Terry Sovil from the January 2011 Edition President of the People 1895-1970 Born: 21 May 1895 Birthplace: Jiquilpán de Juárez, Michoacán Died: October 19, 1970 Place of Death: Mexico City, Mexico Best Known As: President of the People Lázaro Cárdenas was born of mixed white and Tarascan Indian ancestry in Jiquilpán de Juárez, Michoacán […]

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Moving the Borders

By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the January 2011 Edition Part 3: The War The Mexican-American War, which broke out in May 1846, pitted a very large, modern nation with a state-of-the-art military establishment against a pre-industrial society of severely limited resources. The result was essentially a foregone conclusion. The powerful American forces attacked simultaneously on […]

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