By Terry Sovil from the November 2011 Edition (1782–1831) Vicente Guerrero is sometimes compared to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the USA. A former slave, he freed his country and then its slaves. Born in1782 in Ixtla, Mexico, he was of mixed white and Negro parentage (mulatto) with an Indian strain. His father, Juan […]
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By Terry Sovil from the October 2011 Edition You probably recognize that in Mexico CHANGE (in rules) is inevitable but CHANGE for a $200 Peso note may be impossible. Grab bills, coins and a By Terry Sovil magnifying glass.You will get a little insight and learn more about what you have in your pocket! The […]
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By Terry Sovil from the September 2011 Edition March 24, 1829 – September 8, 1862 Ignacio Seguíun Zaragoza was born on March 24, 1829 outside the walls of the Presidio La Bahia in the state of Coahuila and Texas, near present Goliard, Texas. The second son of Miguel G. Zaragoza of Veracruz, Mexico and the […]
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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 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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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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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 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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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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