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Throughout history, warfare has played an important role in the development of many cultures around the world, and Mesoamerica is no exception. As J.M. Francis and T.M. Leonard noted, “The history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica was one of violence, though no more so than that of any other region of the ancient world. It was a universe of shifting alliances and mutual antagonisms, in which increasingly strong political entities forged themselves and then broke apart". In fact, warfare played an essential role in the formation of Mesoamerica as a cultural area.

Learn about the rise of the Aztec civilization and the powerful cities they created, including the capital city of Tenochtitlan. Explore the daily lives of the Aztec people, their art and culture, and their architecture. Uncover the rituals and beliefs of the Aztec people, including human sacrifice and religious ceremonies. Discover the majestic kings of the Aztec Empire and the legacy they left behind.

Testimonios de las protagonistas de la Revolución Mexicana Imposible entender la Revolución mexicana sin las soldaderas que la hicieron posible, que asumieron el momento histórico con bravura y que no sólo enfrentaron con entereza la sangrienta cara de la insurrección, sino que también padecieron los abusos a los que las relegó su condición de ser mujer. Enfermeras, cocineras y soldados, rompieron con todos los estereotipos y se volvieron heroínas. Este es el retrato de una de las páginas más gloriosas de nuestra historia.

¿Cuál fue el momento histórico que le tocó vivir a Santa Anna? ¿Cuáles fueron las consecuencias que dejó tras su paso por el poder? El siglo XIX se encargó de cavar su tumba; el siglo XX de fortalecer el desprecio por él. ¿Encontrará Santa Anna el perdón de la Historia en el siglo XXI?

After a decade of chasing stories around the globe, intrepid travel writer Stephanie Elizondo Griest followed the magnetic pull home - only to discover that her native South Texas had been radically transformed in her absence. Ravaged by drug wars and barricaded by an 18-foot steel wall, her ancestral land had become the nation's foremost crossing ground for undocumented workers, many of whom perished along the way.

There may be no story today with a wider gap between fact and fiction than the relationship between the United States and Mexico. Through portraits of business leaders, migrants, chefs, movie directors, police officers, and media and sports executives, Andrew Selee looks at this emerging Mexico, showing how it increasingly influences our daily lives in the United States in surprising ways - the jobs we do, the goods we consume, and even the new technology and entertainment we enjoy.

A historical adventure book set in Mexico during the late 19th century. This gripping tale unfolds against the backdrop of Mexico's ancient ruins and vibrant contemporary landscapes. Toltec Whispers takes you on an enthralling journey through the heart of 19th century Mexico, guided by a determined explorer on a quest to unravel one of the murkiest corners of human history. Initially dispatched in 1857 with limited resources, our protagonist returns in 1880, well-prepared with new knowledge, influential supporters, and valuable documents collected over the years. Sworn to illuminate the ...

Precursors to the Aztecs (amazing in their own right), the Toltec people were the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican civilization honored for their artisanship and tactile warfare - considered so fierce and respectable that the Aztecs claimed descendancy from them! How did this empire come to be regarded as the apex of culture, sophistication, and civilization? Why did the Aztecs overtake them, and how? And…which came first: the Mayans, the Toltecs, or the Aztecs? Explore these questions and more as you step into amazing architectural sites in Indiana Jones-eque style.

Audiolibro de Vive el Tiempo. Los Sentimientos de la Nación son sin duda la más relevante formulación sintética de la visión de la insurgencia en su momento cumbre. Manifiestan el pensamiento político de Morelos en su fase culminante, compartido entonces por la mayoría de la dirigencia insurgente. Al mismo tiempo esos principios señalan ya una pre-constitución del nuevo Estado Nación que se gestaba.

La pregunta constante que uno podría hacerle a Francisco I. Madero es: ¿estábamos listos para la democracia o sólo soltó al tigre, como dijo Porfirio Díaz?

En este penetrante y documentado ensayo histórico se exploran los últimos momentos de Maximiliano como emperador de México, rastreando el proceso que lo llevó al paredón de fusilamiento. Bajo la mirada crítica de José Manuel Villalpando, esta obra profundiza y analiza el juicio que definió el futuro de México. Más allá de la simple condena a Maximiliano por traidor e intervencionista, este estudio llena el vacío que prevaleció durante años acerca del total desconocimiento del juicio, incluso para los tiempos rebeldes y confusos en que sucedió.

Figura central de la transición a la democracia en nuestro país y dirigente de la izquierda mexicana, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas hace una revisión crítica del proceso revolucionario iniciado en 1910. Por una democracia progresista demuestra que la Revolución Mexicana es una revolución viva, cuyo propósito sigue siendo la edificación de una amplia, sólida y perdurable democracia. A partir de argumentos rotundos y una consistente visión del futuro, concluye que la nación atraviesa por una crisis institucional donde debe volverse a los principios de la Revolución.

El libro revela el Amor Universal y Cósmico del Sendero Rojo. El Sendero Rojo es la filosofía/cosmovisión/religión de las tribus/pueblos indígenas nativos de América del Norte y del Sur. Esta cosmovisión promueve la integración con la Madre Tierra y el cosmos para lograr la armonía dentro de la Existencia en eterna evolución.

The year is 1519. Hernán Cortés has been commissioned by Governor Diego Velazquez to investigate rumors of native civilizations and rich lands lying far to the west, beyond the islands of the Indies. Cortés leaves La Trinidad, Cuba, with eleven ships and 600 men under arms. He finds a harbor on the coast of Cozumel and there learns of a couple of shipwrecked Spaniards being held prisoners by the Maya on the mainland. One of them is Geronimo Aguilar, who has been stranded for eight years, a slave of a Mayan cacique. Cortés ransoms Aguilar and forces him to serve as translator on his ...

The cult image, female divine being, and folk saint Nuestra Seora de la Santa Muerte (Spanish meaning: Our woman of the holy death) is a cult image, female divine being, and folk saint in Mexican Neopaganism and folk Catholicism. Her worshippers relate her with healing, security, and safe delivery to the afterlife simply because she's a personification of death. In spite of condemnation from Catholic Church leaders and, more just recently, evangelical movements, her following has grown substantially since the start of the 21st century.

On March 10, 1920, in Pachuca, Mexico, the Compañía de Santa Gertrudis may have committed murder. The alert was first raised at six in the morning: A fire was tearing through the El Bordo mine. After a brief evacuation, the mouths of the shafts were sealed. Company representatives hastened to assert that “no more than 10” men remained inside the mineshafts, and that all 10 were most certainly dead. Yet when the mine was opened six days later, the death toll was not 10 but 87. And there were seven survivors.

The Maya recorded their history and ritual knowledge in screen fold books, of which only three uncontested examples remain, the rest having been destroyed by the Spanish. The Maya developed a highly complex series of interlocking ritual calendars and employed mathematics that included one of the earliest instances of the explicit zero in the world.

Cada fin de año, en México nos da por pensar en el pasado y en el futuro, en lo que hicimos mal y en lo que podemos mejorar “si Dios y la Virgen quieren”. Esta emoción de abrir y cerrar ciclos viene con una fuerte carga cultural y simbólica relacionada con nuestros ritos y supersticiones: barrer la casa, pasear con maletas, comer doce uvas…

Have you ever wondered what the Mayan people did? How they lived? How their empire grew? Then this is the right book for you. In this book, we'll go over the most important discoveries about the Mayans, the Central American inhabitants that were in the region hundreds of years before the journey to the New World by European settlers and conquistadores.

El incendio de la Guardería ABC, en Sonora, es uno de los hechos más graves de la historia reciente de nuestro país. Este libro recopila testimonios sobre la tragedia en la que murieron 49 niños y más de 70 resultaron heridos.