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Happy Anniversary Monterrey!

21 Thursday Sep 2023

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Diego de Montemayor, a Spanish Sephardic Jew from Malaga, Spain founded the city of Monterrey in northern Mexico in 1596. Before his foundation, two Portuguese settlers made attempts to found the city. They were Alberto del Canto (born in the Azores islands) and Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva (born in Mogadouro). Many of the first settlers were also Sephardic Jews who did not convert to Catholicism and were unfortunately judged by the Spanish Inquisition in Mexico City. Hernán Galindo directed a theater play to commemorate the city’s 427th Anniversary based on Gabriela Riveros’ historical novel “You will forget the fire” remembering the unfortunate destinies of some of Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva family members .

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El 20 de septiembre de 1596 el malagueño Diego de Montemayor “fundó” por tercera ocasión la ciudad de Monterrey. Antes lo habían hecho los portugueses Alberto del Canto (nacido en las islas de Azores) y Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva (nacido en Mogadouro). Al igual que estos tres fundadores, entre los primeros colonos de Monterrey había judíos sefarditas que sufrieron las inclemencias de la Santa Inquisición al no convertirse al catolicismo. Este año la ciudad celebró su 427 aniversario con una estupenda obra de teatro dirigida por Hernán Galindo basada en el libro “Olvidarás el fuego” de Gabriela Riveros que recuerda los sufrimientos de algunos miembros de la familia de Luis de Carvajal y de la Cueva.

Terremotos del 19 de septiembre / Mexico City September 19th Earthquakes

19 Tuesday Sep 2023

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September 19th is a special day in Mexico. The country’s capital has had three earthquakes on that day: the first one in 1985 at 7:19am, the second one in 2017 at 1:14pm and the third one in 2022 at 1:05pm. On the three occasions Mexicans got together to overcome both tragedies optimizing the processes through social media and WhatsApp. The casualties each time were around 20,000 in 1985, 350 in 2017 and 1 in 2022 and there are two movies that describe what happened during the first two earthquakes.

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Septiembre 19 es una fecha importante para los mexicanos pues recordamos los terremotos de 1985 a las 7:19am, el del 2017 a la 1:14pm y el del 2022 a la 1:05pm. En las tres ocasiones los mexicanos mostramos al mundo lo solidarios que podemos ser para resolver las tragedias con apoyo de las redes sociales y el WhatsApp. Los fallecidos en cada temblor fueron alrededor de 20,000 en 1985, 350 en el 2017 y 1 en 2022 y a través de dos películas se pueden conocer historias de lo ocurrido en los primeros dos terremotos.

Happy Independence Day Mexico!

15 Thursday Sep 2022

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Queen Elizabeth II visited Mexico twice

08 Thursday Sep 2022

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Queen Elizabeth II visited Mexico two times. President Luis Echeverria, who passed away exactly 2 months ago (on July 8th at age 100) welcomed the Queen in 1975. She visited Mexico City and the beautiful port of Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific Ocean. She returned to Mexico in 1983.

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La Reina Isabel II visitó México en un par de ocasiones. El presidente Luis Echeverria (quien falleciera exactamente hace 2 meses el 8 de julio a la edad de 100 años) la recibió en la Ciudad de México en 1975. En esa ocasión, la reina también visitó el pintoresco y famoso Puerto Vallarta en la costa del Océano Pacífico. Su segunda y última visita al país fue en 1983.

San Luis Potosí

15 Friday Jul 2022

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Did you know that the state and city of San Luis Potosi is named after King Louis IX of France as well as Bolivia’s mining region of Pototsi?

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¿Sabías que el estado y la ciudad de San Luis Potosí llevan ese nombre en honor al Rey Luis IX de Francia así como la región minera similar de Potosí ubicada en Bolivia?

China & Mexico celebrate 50 years of Friendship!

14 Monday Feb 2022

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Today, February 14th, Mexico and China celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relationships. Congratulations!

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Hoy, 14 de febrero, celebramos 50 años de relaciones diplomáticas con China. ¡Felicidades!

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中墨友谊。中国万岁 墨西哥万岁!

Pancho Villa Museum

20 Saturday Nov 2021

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The most famous citizen from the state of Durango is definetly Pancho Villa (whose real name was Doroteo Arango). Durango City has a very interesting museum dedicated to the life of this important revolutionary leader who fought during the Mexican Revolution (the first social revolution during the 20th Century).

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El duranguense más famoso de México es sin duda alguna Doroteo Arango mejor conocido como Pancho Villa. La ciudad de Durango cuenta con un impresionante museo dedicado a la vida y trayectoria del “Centauro del Norte” y su papel en la Revolución Mexicana (la primera del siglo XX).

KIN a TV series about time travel

18 Wednesday Aug 2021

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Once again, the TV series  KIN is available on Mexican TV channels. The story is about 4 kids who cross a time portal during a summer camp in the southern state of Chiapas, and who get to meet the Mayan King Pakal at the ancient Maya city of Palenque. Will history be changed?

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¡Se vuelve a estrenar la serie de televisión KIN en canales de la TV mexicana! Trata sobre la aventura que viven cuatro estudiantes en un campamento de verano en el estado de Chiapas al cruzar un portal del tiempo que los lleva a conocer en Palenque al rey maya Pakal. ¿Cambiará el rumbo de la historia?

Mexico Tenochtitlan 500 years

13 Friday Aug 2021

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Mexico’s president AMLO commemorated 500 years of indigenous resistance since Tenochtitlan’s fall (today Mexico City) as he apologized to Mexico’s indigenous peoples for the cultural disruptions brought by the Spanish colonization. The ceremony took place at Mexico City’s zócalo where his wife hosted two native North Americans (one from Canada and the other from the USA). Also, a replica of the fire and water pyramids was constructed at the center of this very famous square.

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El presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador ofreció disculpas a las víctimas, al encabezar la conmemoración de los 500 años de resistencia indígena y de la caída de la Gran Tenochtitlan (hoy Ciudad de México) por la ocupación militar española,  y llamó a acabar con la ambición, la esclavitud, la opresión, el racismo, el clasismo y la discriminación.

En la Plaza de la Constitución de la Ciudad de México, acompañado su esposa y de representantes indígenas de Canadá y Estados Unidos, el mandatario indicó que la lección que dejó la llamada Conquista es que “nada justifica imponer por la fuerza a otras naciones o culturas, un modelo político, económico, social o religioso en aras del bien de los conquistados o con la excusa de la civilización”.

Mexico and its historical connection to Oceania

07 Wednesday Jul 2021

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Mexico started its connection with Oceania back in the colonial days when it was called New Spain. Several maritime expeditions left the seaports of de San Blas in today’s state of Nayarit, Barra de Navidad in today’s state of Jalisco, as well as Zihuatanejo & Acapulco in today’s state of Guerrero. Navigators such as Miguel López de Legazpi, Ruy López de Villalobos & Francisco Antonio Mourelle not only reached the Philippines but also discovered far away islands in Oceania such as Tonga. Spain and Mexico have honored these sailors by publishing interesting sets of postage stamps.

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México inició su conexión con Oceanía durante la época colonial cuando se le conocía con el nombre de la Nueva España. Desde ahí, salieron varias expediciones marítimas de los puertos de San Blas en el actual estado de Nayarit, Barra de Navidad en el actual estado de Jalisco, asi como Zihuatanejo y Acapulco en el actual estado de Guerrero. Personajes como Miguel López de Legazpi, Ruy López de Villalobos y Francisco Antonio Mourelle no solo llegaron a las Filipinas sino también descubrieron varios lugares en Oceanía tal como las “amistosas” islas de Tonga. Recientemente, España al igual que México han honrado a algunos de estos intrépidos navegantes publicando estampillas postales.

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