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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By Terry Sovil from the March 2011 Edition 1909-1970 Born: 26 May 1909 Birthplace: Atizapán de Zaragoza Died: 22 September 1969 Place of Death: Mexico City,, Mexico 1958. The world is quiet. The Korean War is over. France averted a civil war. Fidel Castro is still a guerilla. Eisenhower is at his peak. Joe McCarthy […]
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By Terry Sovil from the February 2011 Edition Francisco Ignaciao Madero 1873-1913 Born: October 30, 1873 Birthplace: Parras, Mexico Died: February 22, 1913 Place of Death: Mexico City,, Mexico Francisco I. Madero was born in 1873 in the state of Coahuila. His parents were in the top 5 richest families in Mexico. He studied in […]
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By David Fritzpatrick from the Feberuary 2011 Edition The exploration of the new world came at a crucial time in the history of Spain. After struggling for many centuries, the Spaniards had finally thrown off the yoke of the Arabs who had occupied Spain for 800 years. In a momentous concurrence of events, the liberation […]
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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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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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By Terry Sovil from the December 2010 Edition The Beach Boys sang “Christmas Comes This Time Each Year”. Listen for it the next time you’re in Wal-Mart. Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) festivities are over. Mid-November the stores are pulling out all stops. Christmas trees, ornaments and foods are appearing. Are there Mexican […]
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By Terry Sovil from the December 2010 Edition The Magistrate’s Wife 1768-1829 Born: 28 September 1768 Birthplace: Morelia, Mexico Died: 02 March 1829 Place of Death: Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico Best Known As: Heroine of the Independence of Mexico Doña Josefa Ortíz de Domínquez is considered the “Heroine of the Independence of Mexico”. She was born […]
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By David Fitzpatrick from the December 2010 Edition Part 2: The Count-Down to War In the mid 1840s, Mexico was experiencing a period of political turbulence. At one point, the bitter rivalries between factions verged on civil war. In a series of revolving-chair government changes, there were four presidents in a period of one year. […]
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By David Fitzpatrick from the November 2010 Edition Part 1: Texas When Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1810, its territory was more than twice what it is today. Stretching from Guatemala in the south to the Oregon Territory in the North, it included the present day US States of California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, […]
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