A brief view of Mexico through the centuries

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A brief view of Mexico through the centuries

• By Julio González-Gallego
• Rosa Díaz-Sandoval

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Mexican United States(Estados Unidos
Mexicanos) or MEXICO

• Mexico is located in North America

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Geography

• Mexico is not only beaches, deserts, and jungles
  with old missing cities (Hollywood films)

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Geography

• Mexico has high mountains and woods
• Some areas can be -15ºC

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Principal Meso American cultures before the
arrival of the Europeans
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Principal Meso American cultures before the
arrival of the Europeans

• Olmec 2400-100 BC

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Principal Meso American cultures before the
arrival of the Europeans

• Olmec 2400-100 BC

• Mayan 1000 BC -1524 CE

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Principal Meso American cultures before the
arrival of the Europeans

• Olmec 2400-100 BC

• Mayan 1000 BC -1524 CE

• Teotihucan 1 700 CE

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Principal Meso American cultures before the
arrival of the Europeans
Principal Meso American cultures before the
arrival of the Europeans

• Olmec 2400-100 BC

• Olmec 2400-100 BC

• Mayan 1000 BC -1524 CE

• Teotihucan 1 700 CE

• Toltec 750 1200 CE

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Principal Meso American cultures before the
arrival of the Europeans

• Olmec 2400-100 BC

• Mayan 1000 BC -1524 CE

• Teotihucan 1 700 CE

• Toltec 750 1200 CE

• Aztec 1323 - 1521CE

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Aztec or Mexica

• Tenochtitlan 1323 CE

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Aztec Empire

• TLATOANI Priest and warrior (eagle or jaguar)

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The conquest of Tenochtitlan 1519-21

• Moctezuma thought that Cortes, and the rest of
  the Spaniards were descendent of Quetzalcoatl

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Colonial Mexico or New Spain1521-1821

• A new order began with the imposition of the
  Spanish laws and the foundation of churches

• Farm animals, citric, wheat and the grapes

• Real University and Papal of Mexico City 1545

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Colonial Mexico or New Spain1521-1821

• Corn, nopal, potatoes, avocado, chili, tomatoes
  (jitomatl), fine herbs, bean, pineapple,
  maracuya, guanabana, guava, yam, tobacco, cacao,
  etc.

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Colonial Mexico or New Spain1521-1821

• Literature

• Science

• Christmas and gastronomy
• guajolotl, tlazochitl, chocolatl

• arts

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Independence of México1810-1821

• Spain invaded by Napoleon
• More rights and liberty

• Miguel Hidalgo
• abolished the slavery
• Morelos, F. Servando, Mina and Guerrero continued

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Mexico Independent
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England is the first one to recognize the
independence Mexico(April 1825)
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1821 Mexico was an empire
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Evolution of Mexico and the war with United States
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War against Napoleon III army
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Benito Juárez
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5 May Battle of Puebla
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The Porfirista epoch
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The Porfirista epoch
Arrival of British engineers and miners
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The Porfirista epoch
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1910 - 1920 Mexican Revolution
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W W 2
The Mexican Air Force was sent to Philipine and
Japan

• Several Mexican boats were sunk by the submarine
  Nazi

President Avila Camacho declared the war
28/05/1942
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1930s ?Arrival of people from Europe (mainly
Spain)
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1940s and 50sGolden Mexican Cinema
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Mexico 68
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Mexico nowadays