By David Fitzpatrick from the August 2011 Edition We tend to think of Manzanillo as a modern city with relatively little history. One has only to drive down Boulevard Miguel de la Madrid to see that there is nothing much that dates from before about 1970. It may come as a surprise, therefore, to learn […]
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By David Fitzpatrick from the June 2011 Edition The Indian Society of the Ancient Region of Colima Relatively little is known about the history of the Indians who lived in Colima over the centuries. As there was no written history in pre-Columbian times, we are dependent upon archeology, legend and the small amount that can […]
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By David Fitzpatrick from the May 2011 Edition The Founding of the Franciscan Missions Fray Junipero Serra One of the most influential religious figures in the history of Mexico was Fray Junipero Serra who contributed greatly to the development of the Catholic Church in New Spain and personally founded a number of missions in Central […]
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By David Fitzpatrick from the April 2011 Edition The Catholic Missions in Mexico and other parts of Latin America The early Spanish colonizers of Latin America considered it important to establish a permanent, functioning, European style community as quickly as possible. Since the introduction of European Spaniards in sufficient numbers seemed difficult, if not impossible, […]
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By Freda Rumford from the September 2010 Edition Mexico’s 200 year celebration of Independence Day is on September 16th 2010. This day heralds the anniversary of the start of the war for Mexico’s final Independence from Spain. For more than two centuries, Mexico had been dominated & oppressed by Spain and on September 16th 1810 […]
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By David Fitzpatrick from the September 2010 Edition Part III: The DÉNOUEMENT (In the previous two issues: Napoléon III, Emperor of the French invaded Mexico and attempted to install a « puppet » Emperor in Mexico City. His selection for the throne, the Archduke Maximilian of Austria seemed an ideal choice, given the long common […]
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By David Fitzpatrick from the August 2010 Edition Part ll: The Empire Emporer Napoleon lll of France From a European point of view, Napoleon had made an inspired choice in selecting Maximilian to be Emperor of Mexico: the Habsburg dynasty was singularly well equipped to provide a candidate for this sort of power grab. Beginning […]
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By Shine Dawson from the April 2010 Edition Hark, come hither, come down here I say. For a true story to tell I’ll tell it my way. ‘Bout two lassie Pyrates that bound up their breasts.To pass as a mate they would rival the best. Anne Bonny was born to her father and maid Astonished […]
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By Diana Stevens from the March 2010 Edition An account of the Manila Galleon and English Pirates off the Coast of Mexico The Spanish Galleon “Santa Ana” slowly tracked the coast of Baja California in November 1587 under clear skies and favorable sailing conditions. She was four months out of Manila and only days away from […]
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By Shine Dawson from the February 2010 Edition The carrack or nao was a three-or-four-masted sailing ship developed in the Mediterranean in the 15th century. It has a high rounded stern with an aftcastle and a forecastle and bowsprit at the stern. It was square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lanteen-rigged on the mizzenmast. […]
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