Portal:Mexico

The Temple of Warriors at Chichen Itza, Mexico ¡Bienvenido! Welcome to the Mexico portal Flag Coat of arms Location Southern portion of North America Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Mexico covers 1,972,550 square kilometers (761,610 sq mi), making it the world's 13th-largest country by area; with approximately 126,014,024 inhabitants, it is the 10th-most-populous country and has the most Spanish-speakers. Mexico is organized as a federation comprising 31 states and Mexico City, its capital and largest metropolis. Other major urban areas include Guadalajara, Monterrey, Puebla, Toluca, Tijuana, Ciudad Juárez, and León. Pre-Columbian Mexico traces its origins to 8,000 BC and is identified as one of the six cradles of civilization; it was home to many advanced Mesoamerican civilizations, most notably the Maya and the Aztecs. In 1521, the Spanish Empire conquered and colonized the region from its base in Mexico City, establishing the colony of New Spain. The Catholic Church played an important role in spreading Christianity and the Spanish language, while also preserving some indigenous elements. Native populations were subjugated and heavily exploited to mine rich deposits of precious metals, which contributed to Spain's status as a major world power for the next three centuries, and to a massive influx of wealth and a price revolution in Western Europe. Over time, a distinct Mexican identity formed, based on a fusion of European and indigenous customs; this contributed to the successful Mexican War of Independence against Spain between 1810 and 1821. (Full article...) Featured article - This is a Featured article, which represents some of the best content on English Wikipedia. The Battle of Agua Dulce Creek was a skirmish during the Texas Revolution between Mexican troops and rebellious colonists of the Mexican province of Texas, known as Texians. As part of the Goliad Campaign to retake the Texas Gulf Coast, Mexican troops ambushed a group of Texians on March 2, 1836. The skirmish began approximately 26 miles (42 km) south of San Patricio, in territory belonging to the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. When Mexico transitioned to a centralized government in 1835, supporters of federalism took up arms. Colonists in Texas revolted in October 1835 and by the end of the year had expelled all Mexican troops from their province. With hostilities temporarily suspended, Frank W. Johnson, the commander of the volunteer army in Texas, and James Grant gathered volunteers for a planned invasion of the Mexican port town of Matamoros. In late February 1836, Johnson and half of the volunteers drove a herd of horses to San Patricio, while Grant took the remaining men to gather more horses and to attempt contact with federalist sympathizers near Matamoros. (Full article...) List of Featured articles Olmec colossal heads Texas Revolution Hurricane Kenna Mayan languages Battle of the Alamo Chicxulub crater Nahuatl Grass Fight Segundo Romance Convention of 1833 Aries (album) Municipalities of Baja California Maya stelae Pinguicula moranensis Fredonian Rebellion Hurricane Lane (2006) CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship Convention of 1832 Battle of Lipantitlán Amarte Es un Placer (album) Romance (Luis Miguel album) Battle of San Patricio Selected article - Nezahualcóyotl City Hall Nezahualcóyotl (Spanish pronunciation: [sjuˈðað nesawalˈkoʝotɬ]), or more commonly Neza, is a city and municipal seat of the municipality of Nezahualcóyotl in Mexico. It is located in the state of Mexico, adjacent to the east side of Mexico City. The municipality comprises its own intrastate region, Region IX (Mexico State). It was named after Nezahualcoyotl, the Acolhua poet and king of nearby Texcoco, which was built on the drained bed of Lake Texcoco. The name Nezahualcóyotl comes from Nahuatl, meaning "fasting coyote". Nezahualcóyotl's heraldry includes an Aztec glyph as well as a coat of arms. The glyph depicts the head of a coyote, tongue outside the mouth with a collar or necklace as a symbol of royalty (one of the ways of depicting the Aztec king). The current coat of arms, which includes the glyph, was authorized by the municipality in the 1990s. (Full article...) List of selected articles Mexico City Chichen Itza Day of the Dead Mexican Drug War Palenque 1985 Mexico City earthquake Cabo San Lucas Economy of Mexico Cancún Revillagigedo Islands Historic center of Mexico City Tijuana LGBT rights in Mexico Guadalajara Mexican Revolution History of the Catholic Church in Mexico Bajío Volkswagen Beetle in Mexico Tourism in Mexico Puebla (city) Avocado production in Mexico Franciscan Missions in the Sierra Gorda TV Azteca Laredo–Nuevo Laredo North American Free Trade Agreement Tequila Ciudad Juárez Mexican muralism Popular fixed markets in Mexico Oaxaca Mexico national football team Mexican War of Independence Mexican–American War Monterrey Dirty War (Mexico) COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico Ciudad Juárez cobalt-60 contamination incident Selected picture Catedral de Oaxaca (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Oaxaca) (1887), by José María Velasco, at the Museo Nacional de Arte image credit: public domain Good article - This is a Good article, an article that meets a core set of high editorial standards. Hells Bells are hollow bell- or cone-shaped structures of carbonate that can reach lengths of 2 metres (6 ft 7 in). They are found underwater in El Zapote cenote in Quintana Roo, Mexico, on the Yucatan Peninsula; similar formations exist in other caves. In a certain depth range, such structures cover the entire surface of the cave including submerged tree trunks and other Hells Bells, although they never touch each other. The Hells Bells are speleothems that appear to have formed through incompletely understood complex interplays between water of the cave, microorganisms living in the cave, and the surface of the Hells Bells. The name refers both to their shape and their environment, and also to a song of the same name. (Full article...) List of Good articles Grolier Codex Gadsden Purchase Hasta la Raíz Sésamo Máscara Dorada Unomásuno Lola Álvarez Bravo Todos Los Romances Toniná Torreón massacre El Ejemplo Nazario Moreno González 2018 Mexico City ePrix Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral Así Fue Mexican National Women's Championship Mexican National Trios Championship Mis Romances Mis Boleros Favoritos Hotelito Desconocido Jerry Estrada María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar Mario Ramírez Treviño Ángel de Oro Villano III Cactus wren Último Guerrero Antonio Cárdenas Guillén Aztecazo 1959 Mexico hurricane 1 May 2015 Jalisco attacks Selected biography - Portrait as Emperor of Mexico by Primitivo Miranda, 1860 Agustín de Iturbide (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣusˈtin ðe ituɾˈβiðe] (listen); 27 September 1783 – 19 July 1824), full name Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu and also known as Augustine of Mexico, was a Mexican army general and politician. During the Mexican War of Independence, he built a successful political and military coalition that took control in Mexico City on 27 September 1821, decisively gaining independence for Mexico. After securing the secession of Mexico from Spain, Iturbide was proclaimed president of the Regency in 1821; a year later, he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico, reigning briefly from 19 May 1822 to 19 March 1823. In May 1823 he went into exile in Europe. When he returned to Mexico in July 1824, he was arrested and executed. He designed the Mexican flag. (Full article...) List of selected biographies Vicente Fox Frida Kahlo Porfirio Díaz Juan Diego Emiliano Zapata Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Cantinflas Pancho Villa Antonio López de Santa Anna Chespirito Maximilian I of Mexico Benito Juárez Carlos Slim Diego Rivera Francisco I. Madero In the news 14 February 2022 – Mexico–United States relations The United States suspends all imports of Mexican avocados after threats are made against an American plant safety inspector in Uruapan, Michoacán. (AP) 13 February 2022 – Eleven people are injured during a mass stabbing by a man riding a bicycle through Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. The suspect is taken into custody. (ABC News) (Albuquerque Journal) 19 January 2022 – COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico Mexico reports a record for the second consecutive day of 60,552 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 4,495,310. (Bloomberg) 14 January 2022 – COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico, COVID-19 drug development Mexican health regulator COFEPRIS approves the emergency use of Pfizer's anti-COVID-19 oral drug Paxlovid. (The Hindu) Selected fare or cuisine - Pan dulce at a shop in Mexico City Pan dulce, literally meaning "sweet bread", is the general name for a variety of Hispanic pastries. Pan dulce was introduced by Spanish colonists, settlers and immigrants and was also influenced by other Old World cultures, notably from France. They are inexpensive treats and are consumed daily as breakfast or late supper, known as merienda. (Full article...) List of fare/cuisine articles Mexican cuisine Cuisine of Chiapas Cuisine of Veracruz Crema (dairy product) Aztec cuisine Oaxacan cuisine Mole sauce Guacamole Enchilada Mexican breads Nachos Burrito Mexican street food Pozole Cheeses of Mexico Taco Mexican wine Sopa de fideo Tostilocos Beer in Mexico Calavera Champurrado Mexican Coke Menudo (soup) General images The following are images from various Mexico-related articles on Wikipedia. Ignacio Comonfort (from History of Mexico) Porfirio Díaz (from History of Mexico) Cerro del Cubilete ("Dice Cup Hill"). At the top of the hill is the Cristo Rey (Christ the King) statue. (from Culture of Mexico) The American occupation of Mexico City. (from History of Mexico) Plaza de la Constitución (Constitution Square) The "Zocalo" (from Culture of Mexico) Subcomandante Marcos (from History of Mexico) A statue of a Chichimeca Warrior in the city of Querétaro (from History of Mexico) Logo of the Partido Nacional Revolucionario, with the colors of the Mexican flag (from History of Mexico) Goddess, mural painting from the Tetitla apartment complex at Teotihuacan, Mexico, 650–750 CE. Pigments over clay and plaster. Elaborate mural paintings adorned Teotihuacan's elite residential compound. This example may depict the city's principal deity, a goddess wearing a jade mask and a large feathered headdress. (from History of Mexico) Viceroy José de Iturrigaray, overthrown in a coup d'état by peninsular conspirators in 1808 (from History of Mexico) Since the 16th century, the poinsettia, a native plant from Mexico, has been associated with Christmas carrying the Christian symbolism of the Star of Bethlehem; in that country it is known in Spanish as the Flower of the Holy Night. (from Culture of Mexico) The painting "Surrender of Santa Anna" by William Henry Huddle shows the Mexican president and general surrendering to a wounded Sam Houston in 1836. (from History of Mexico) The first Braceros arrive in Los Angeles by train in 1942. Photograph by Dorothea Lange. (from History of Mexico) El Chapo in US custody after his extradition from Mexico. (from History of Mexico) Mexico City street market (from History of Mexico) A 20th-century mural by Diego Rivera depicting Spaniards' exploitation of indigenous labor (from History of Mexico) President Vicente Fox with Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh. (from History of Mexico) A piñata (from Culture of Mexico) Colossal atlantids, pyramid B, Toltec, Tula, Mexico, ca. 900–1180 CE. Stone, each 16' high. The colossal statue-columns of Tula portraying warriors armed with darts and spear-throwers reflect the military regime of the Toltecs, whose arrival in central Mexico coincided with the decline of the Maya. (from History of Mexico) Ingredients at a market in Mexico City, including quintoniles, huauzontle, huitlacoche and squash flowers. (from History of Mexico) Miguel Hidalgo with a banner with the Virgin of Guadalupe (from History of Mexico) President Felipe Calderón with President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. (from History of Mexico) Chihuahua Cathedral and a monument to the city's founder, Antonio Deza y Ulloa (from History of Mexico) The identities of the Olmec colossal are uncertain, but their individualized features and distinctive headgear, as well as later Maya practice, suggest that these heads portray rulers rather than deities. (from History of Mexico) Making cigarettes in the El Buen Tono factory, Mexico City (from History of Mexico) President Carranza in La Cañada, Querétaro, January 22, 1916. (from History of Mexico) Dining table, painted between 1857 y 1859, oleo sobre tela (oil on canvas) by Agustín Arrieta (from Culture of Mexico) 1985 Mexico City earthquake (from History of Mexico) The Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), which overthrew Porfirio Díaz and destroyed the Mexican Federal Army (from History of Mexico) Alegoría de la Constitución de 1857, Petronilo Monroy, 1869. (from History of Mexico) Logo of Nacional Financiera (NAFIN), the state development bank. (from History of Mexico) Buffalo Soldiers of the American 10th Cavalry Regiment who were taken prisoner during the Battle of Carrizal, Mexico in 1916. (from History of Mexico) The dahlia was declared the national flower of Mexico in 1963. (from Culture of Mexico) Comanchería, territory controlled by the Comaches, prior to 1850. (from History of Mexico) Moctezuma Xocoyotzin was the ninth tlatoani or ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520. The first contact between indigenous civilizations of Mesoamerica and Europeans took place during his reign, and he was killed during the initial stages of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, when Conquistador Hernán Cortés and his men fought to escape from the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan. Teotihuacan view of the Avenue of the Dead and the Pyramid of the Sun, from the Pyramid of the Moon. At its peak around 600 CE, Teotihuacan was the sixth-largest city in the world. It featured a rational grid plan and a two-mile-long main avenue. Its monumental pyramids echo the shapes of surrounding mountains. (from History of Mexico) Maximilian receiving a Mexican delegation at Miramare Castle in Trieste. Painting by Cesare dell'Acqua (1821-1905). (from History of Mexico) A painting of the American assault on the Chapultepec Castle. (from History of Mexico) A pilot standing in front of his P-47D with a maintenance crew after a combat mission in Battle of Luzon (from History of Mexico) Lithograph depicting head and shoulders of General Santa Anna. (from History of Mexico) Northern Dance in Nuevo León (from Culture of Mexico) Leon Trotsky in Mexico, 1938 (from History of Mexico) Three world leaders: (background, left to right) Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, U.S. President George H. W. Bush, and Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, observe the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Commenced in San Antonio, Texas, on December 17, 1992. (from History of Mexico) Lázaro Cárdenas mural (from History of Mexico) Flag and coat of arms of the Mexican Empire superimposed a map of its territorial limits. Note the crown on the eagle. (from History of Mexico) Mexican Army troops in the Zócalo in 1968 Tlatelolco massacre. (from History of Mexico) Entry into Mexico City by the Mexican army. (from History of Mexico) Francisco I. Madero, Emiliano Zapata, June 12, 1911, in Cuernavaca (from History of Mexico) Equestrian statue of Charles IV in Mexico City, the king was the maximum authority of the Viceroyalty of New Spain (from History of Mexico) Cristeros (Catholic rebels) hung in Jalisco. (from History of Mexico) Print of Iturbide as Emperor of Mexico (from History of Mexico) The Castillo, Chichen Itza, Mexico, ca. 800–900 CE. A temple to Kukulkan sits atop this pyramid with a total of 365 stairs on its four sides. At the spring and fall equinoxes, the sun casts a shadow in the shape of a serpent along the northern staircase. (from History of Mexico) The Execution of Emperor Maximilian, 19 June 1867. Gen. Tomás Mejía, left, Maximiian, center, Gen. Miguel Miramón, right. Painting by Édouard Manet 1868. (from History of Mexico) Pear, Quince and Psidium cajeta. In 2010 declared the Bicentennial Dessert of Mexico. (from Culture of Mexico) President Enrique Peña Nieto with President of China Xi Jinping (from History of Mexico) A rebel camp. (from History of Mexico) Victoriano Huerta, ruler of Mexico from 1913 to 1914. (from History of Mexico) Gilberto Bosques Saldívar took initiative to rescue tens of thousands of Jews and Spanish Republican exiles from being deported to Nazi Germany or Spain. (from History of Mexico) Chacmool, Maya, from the Platform of the Eagles, Chichen Itza, Mexico, ca. 800–90 CE. Stone, 4' 10.5" high. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico city. Chacmools represent fallen warriors reclining on their backs with receptacles on their chests to receive sacrificial offerings. Excavators discovered one in the burial chamber inside the Castilloyo (from History of Mexico) A unit of Cristeros preparing for battle. (from History of Mexico) Panel 3 from Cancuen, Guatemala, representing king T'ah 'ak' Cha'an. (from History of Mexico) Battle of Miahuatlán (from History of Mexico) Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata, December 6, 1914. Villa is sitting in the presidential throne in the Palacio Nacional at the left. (from History of Mexico) A detachment of Rurales during the Porfiriato (from History of Mexico) Modern group monument of Cortés, Doña Marina, and their mestizo son Martín (from History of Mexico) Rebel soldiers moving by rail during the Mexican Revolution. (from History of Mexico) A map of Mexico 1845 after Texas annexation by U.S. (from History of Mexico) Plutarco Elías Calles, president of Mexico 1924–28, and power behind the presidency during the Maximato when he did not hold formal power (from History of Mexico) US President George W. Bush, Fox and Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper stand in front of "El Castillo", Chichen Itza on Thursday, March 30, 2006. (from History of Mexico) Leaders of the 1910 revolt pose for a photo after the First Battle of Juárez. Present are José María Pino Suárez, Venustiano Carranza, Francisco I. Madero (and his father), Pascual Orozco, Pancho Villa, Gustavo Madero, Raul Madero, Abraham González, and Giuseppe Garibaldi Jr. (from History of Mexico) Danza de los Voladores, a ritual dance performed by the Totonacs. (from Culture of Mexico) Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz by Friar Miguel de Herrera (1700–1789) (from History of Mexico) Spanish and Portuguese empires in 1790 (from History of Mexico) General Pancho Villa in the entrance of Ojinaga (from History of Mexico) In the San Juanico Disaster, six of these spherical type liquid petroleum gas (LPG) containers exploded into huge fireballs killing 500–600 people and causing severe burns in 5000–7000 others. (from History of Mexico) "The Fall of the Alamo" by Robert Jenkins Onderdonk. (from History of Mexico) Mural by Diego Rivera at the National Palace depicting the history of Mexico from the Conquest to early 20th century. (from Culture of Mexico) Club América vs Cruz Azul at the Estadio Azteca. (from Culture of Mexico) President Obregón. Note that he lost his right arm in the Battle of Celaya (1915), earning him the nickname of Manco de Celaya ("the one-armed man of Celaya"). (from History of Mexico) Virgin of Guadalupe and castas, 1750. (from History of Mexico) Detail of a relief from Palenque, a Classic-era city. Maya script is the only writing system of the pre-Columbian Americas to be completely known and enabled the beginning of recorded history. (from History of Mexico) 1903. Slogan on the protest banner reads: "The Constitution has died" (La Constitución ha muerto). (from History of Mexico) Variegated maize ears (from History of Mexico) Battle of Tampico (1829) (from History of Mexico) "The Torture of Cuauhtémoc", a 19th-century painting by Leandro Izaguirre (from History of Mexico) The National film library. (from Culture of Mexico) Battle of Centla, first time a horse was used in battle in a war in the Americas. Mural in the Palacio Municipal of Paraíso, Tabasco (from History of Mexico) Shield Jaguar and Lady Xoc, Maya, lintel 24 of temple 23, Yaxchilan, Mexico, ca. 725 ce. Limestone, 3'7" × 2' 6.5". British Museum, London. The Maya built vast complexes of temples, palaces, and plazas and decorated many with painted reliefs. (from History of Mexico) Cabinet Officers of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (left) and of Enrique Peña Nieto (right). (from History of Mexico) Battle of Ixmiquilpan occurred on September 25, 1866. between 350 soldiers of the Belgian Legion and Juarista forces, ending the battle with the victory of the latter. 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