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Mexican Elections 2021

07 Monday Jun 2021

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Yesterday six women won the race for state governors out of the 15 positions. A record in Mexican History!

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De las 15 gubernaturas que se disputaron ayer, 6 fueron ganadas por mujeres. ¡Récord Historico para México!

Chinese immigrants in Mexico

17 Monday May 2021

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The northwestern Mexican states of Sonora and Sinaloa, as well as the cities of Mexicali, Tampico and Torreon have historically welcomed Chinese immigrants to live there. The Chinese communities have usually been prosperous ones but it hasn’t been an easy job. There have been cultural, climatological (as seen in the movie SONORA), economical and even xenophobic challenges! A few days ago, Mexico’s president offered a public apology to the Chinese-Mexican community for the 1911 massacre in the city of Torreon just as the Mexican Revolution was beginning. This is a good symbol for Mexico’s tolerance and multicultural integration! 

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Aunque las comunidades chinas en México se han caracterizado por ser comunidades prósperas, la situación para los chinos no siempre ha sido fácil sean estas pues ha habido retos culturales, climatológicos (como lo revela la película SONORA), económicos y hasta xenófobos. Estados como Sonora y Sinaloa han acogido a los chinos así como ciudades tales como Mexicali, Tampico y Torreón. Hace unos días el presidente de México ofreció una disculpa a la comunidad chino-mexicana por la masacre de chinos que hubo en Torreón en 1911 recién iniciada la revolución mexicana. ¡Enhorabuena por la tolerancia e integración multicultural de México!

Miss Mexico wins Miss Universe again!

17 Monday May 2021

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Miss Universe 2020 or 2021? Miss Mexico won Miss Universe for the third time in the pageant’s history. Andrea Meza, from the northern state of Chihuahua won in Hollywood, Florida since the last time that Mexico won in 2010 with Ximena Navarrete. The first Mexican to win the pageant was Lupita Jones 30 years ago in 1991. Below, Andrea wears as the National Costume an “Alebrije” from the southern state of Oaxaca. Alebrijes comes from the mind of Pedro Linares, a folk artist who saw alebrijes in his dreams many years ago. Today, alebrijes are colorful crafts sold around most markets in Mexico.

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¿Miss Universo 2020 o 2021? Miss México ganó por tercera ocasión la corona universal siendo coronada por Miss Universo 2019 originaria de Sudáfrica. Anteriormente, Ximena Navarrete ganó en el año 2010 y Lupita Jones en 1991. El traje típico portado por la actual Miss Universo, Andrea Meza representa a los alebrijes del estado sureño de Oaxaca. El artesano Pedro Linares soñó estas figurillas hace mucho tiempo que poco a poco fueron convirtiéndose en artesanías encontradas en muchos mercados mexicanos. 

Children’s Day (Dia del Niño)

30 Friday Apr 2021

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In 1924 Mexico chose April 30thto be Children’s Day. The main purpose for this celebration was to promote happiness in children as well as to recognize the following eight rights for children:

  1. Right to life;
  2. Right to education;
  3. Right to food;
  4. Right to health;
  5. Right to water;
  6. Right to identity;
  7. Right to freedom; 
  8. Right to protection.

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En 1924, en México, se señaló el 30 de abril como día del niño siendo presidente de la República el General Álvaro Obregón y Ministro de Educación Pública el licenciado José Vasconcelos. Esta decisión fue tomada con la finalidad de lograr reafirmar los derechos de los niños y crear una infancia feliz para un desarrollo pleno e integral como ser humano. 

Los 8 derechos fundamentales de los niños son los siguientes:

  1. Derecho a la vida;
  2. Derecho a la educación;
  3. Derecho a la alimentación;
  4. Derecho a la salud;
  5. Derecho al agua;
  6. Derecho a la identidad;
  7. Derecho a la libertad; y
  8. Derecho a la protección.

Champotón

25 Thursday Mar 2021

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On March 25, 1517 a battle took place at the Bay of  “The Bad Battle” now called Champoton and a few kilometers south of the current city of Campeche. This was the first battle won by the Maya people defeating the Spanish invaders, where more than 50 Spaniards lost their lives and many others were wounded. 

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El 25 de marzo de 1517 ocurrió la batalla de Champotón, en una bahía al sur de la actual ciudad de Campeche conocida como la bahía de la “Mala Pelea” ya que los españoles tuvieron una rotunda derrota que dejo un  saldo mayor a los 50 muertos además de muchos heridos. Fue la primera pelea en la que los maya vencían a los invasores europeos. 

Equinox

22 Monday Mar 2021

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Teotihuacán in the central state of “Estado de México”.

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Mexicans love to welcome the spring equinox at ancient sacred places such as Teotihuacan, Chichen Itza & Tajin. The word equinox comes from the Latin words aequus(equal) and nos (night) giving the term equal night (since day and night have the same length during that day). In the northern hemisphere this happens when the Sun crosses the line of the equator with a northerly direction and it only happens twice a year: around March 19-20 and September 21-24. In Chichen Itza there is an interesting phenomenon of a “heavenly dragon” (Quetzalcoatl) descending from the main pyramid.

Chichen Itzá in the southeastern state of Yucatán.

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Los mexicanos acostumbramos visitar algunos sitios considerados sagrados tales como Teotihuacán, Chichen Itzá o el Tajín, para recibir el equinoccio de la primavera. La palabra equinoccio  proviene de la palabra latina aequus (igual) y la palabra nos(noche) dando origen al concepto de noche igual pues durante ese día la noche y el día tienen la misma duración. En el hemisferio norte ocurre cuando el sol cruza el ecuador, con dirección rumbo al norte con respecto al cielo, sucediendo esto sólo dos veces al año: en marzo entre el 19 y 20 y en septiembre, entre el 21 y 24. En Chichen itzá ocurre un interesante fenómeno done se ilumina la figura del Dios Quetzalcóatl simulando su descenso del cielo a la tierra.

In Tajín at the eastern state of Veracruz.

International Women’s Day: Three interesting women in Mexico’s history

08 Monday Mar 2021

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Happy International Women’s Day! Three GREAT women in Mexican History (there are many, many more)!

1. Malintzin (Malinche): Intercultural interpreter between two great civilizations (Europe and Mesoamerica) during the early 1500’s. Mother of the first child of mixed genes (from Spain and Mexico).

2. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: a colonial days writer who connected the Spanish speaking world, through her poetry, in the 1600’s.

3. Leona Vicario: Mother of The 1810 Mexican Independence movement.

4. Carmen Serdán believed in democracy and fought for the ideals of the 1910 Mexican Revolution (Mexican Civil War).

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¡Feliz día internacional de la mujer! Tres grandes mujeres en la historia de México:

  1. Malintzin (la Malinche): madre del mestizaje “mexicano” e interprete entre las culturas de dos grandes civilizaciones (la europea y la mesoamericana) al inicio de los 1500’s.
  2. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: poeta de la época colonial que a través de su literatura conectó al mundo de habla hispana.
  3. Leona Vicario: madre de la patria que luchó durante la guerra de independencia de 1810.
  4. Carmen Serdán promovió la democracia así los ideales de la Revolución Mexicana de 1910. 

The Mexican Flag

24 Wednesday Feb 2021

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In Mexico, February 24th is “Flag’s Day” since 1. Happy Celebrations!

The Mexican flag is considered on of the most beautiful flags in the world! Let’s describe it starting to talk about its colors. The green color means “hope”; the white means “purity”; the red means “the blood of the heroes” who have given their lives for Mexico. The eagle & the snake represent the Sun and the Earth, respectively.

The eagle & the snake are also a sign that the gods asked the Aztec People to find in nature. Once they found this symbol the Aztecs (also known as Mexica People) must start constructing their capital city there.

And so they did, they found the eagle & the snake fighting on an Island in Lake Texcoco in 1325 so they build their capital there and called it Tenochtitlan (which means the “Land of Cactus”). 

Mexico has had several flags during its 200 years as an independent nation. The most current flag was designed in 1968. 

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Desde 1934, los mexicanos celebramos el día de la bandera cada 24 de febrero.

La bandera mexicana es considerada una de las más bellas del mundo. Tiene un simbolismo muy bonito que empezaremos a describir con sus colores. El verde significa la esperanza, el blanco la pureza y el rojo la sangre derramada de los héroes nacionales que sacrificaron sus vidas por México.

El águila y la serpiente simbolizan el sol y la tierra respectivamente.

El águila y la serpiente también fueron la “señal” que los dioses le dieron al pueblo Azteca para localizar el lugar donde deberían de fundar su capital. Y así fue, justo en el Lago de Texcoco los mexicas encontraron la señal en 1325 y ahí construyeron Tenochtitlán (que significa “tierra de nopales”). 

Desde su independencia de España, México ha tenido varias banderas siendo la más reciente la que fue diseñada en 1968.

¡Celebremos hoy a nuestra bandera!

Vicente Guerrero Mexico’s first Afromexican president in 1829

14 Sunday Feb 2021

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Former president Vicente Guerrero was born in Tixtla, Mexico to a mestizo father and an Afro-Mexican mother in 1782. He became president in 1829 and during this year he abolished slavery in Mexico. Today, people in Mexico are becoming aware of our country’s third root: The African Heritage. Most of the Afro-Mexicans today live in the southern states of Veracruz, Guerrero and Oaxaca and also in the northern state of Coahuila.

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Vicente Guerrero nació en 1782 en el poblado de Tixtla localizado en al actual estado de Guerrero. Llegó a la presidencia de México en 1829 mismo año en que decretó la abolición de la esclavitud en el país. Su madre era de origen africano. Actualmente la tercera raíz de México esta siendo reconocida por más y más mexicanos. Los estados sureños de Veracruz, Guerrero y Oaxaca así como Coahuila en el norte de México, son los que concentran las poblaciones de afrodescendientes más representativas de la república.

Día del Amor y la Amistad

14 Sunday Feb 2021

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In Mexico we celebrate today “Friendship & Love Day”. These photos were taken in southeastern Mexico at the Maya ruins of Palenque in the state of Chiapas.

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¡Felíz día del amor y la amistad! Estas fotos fueron tomadas en Palenque, Chiapas en el sureste mexicano.ENGLISHIn Mexico we celebrate today “Friendship & Love Day”. These photos were taken in southeastern Mexico at the Maya ruins of Palenque in the state of Chiapas.

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