The 60th anniversary of Mexico City’s Anahuacalli Museum was celebrated recently. This museum, which honors Mexican artist Diego Rivera’s dream, is a sacred place to display his lifelong collection of pre-Hispanic art. The Anahuacalli Museum has become everything that Rivera envisioned for it. The pyramid structure of the museum reflects the Mexica worldview and houses […]
Mexico is bringing home a long-dead hero, but what about today’s missing?
President Andrés López Obrador has announced that he is repatriating the remains of Catarino Erasmo Garza, a 19th-century Mexican journalist-turned-revolutionary who was killed in battle and buried in a mass grave in Panama. However, critics are questioning the use of public resources for this purpose when there are over 100,000 people reported missing in today’s […]
Mexico: A Refuge for Escaped Slaves
In South Texas, along the Rio Grande, lies a lesser-known part of history: Mexico as a freedom destination via the Underground Railroad for enslaved people. O.J. Trevino, whose property overlooks the river, discovered his ancestor’s role in aiding escapees to freedom. His fifth-great-grandmother, Silvia Hector Webber, known as the “Harriet Tubman of Texas,” played a […]
Austrian Responds Regarding Returning Moctezuma’s Headdress to Mexico: “Don’t Blame Me”
The young woman from Austria has a clear opinion regarding the Mexican treasure. One of the most important pre-Hispanic Mexican artifacts located abroad is Moctezuma’s headdress—the gift that the Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan gave to Hernán Cortés before their conflict escalated. Somehow, this historical treasure ended up in Austria and is currently housed in the Weltmuseum […]
Diego Rivera in Paris: The Crucial Years
Between 1911 and 1921, the painter and muralist not only delved into Cubism and Futurism but also developed a style that was independent of fashions and the market. In rue du Départ in Paris, there are no longer any traces of the building where Diego Rivera lived for almost a decade. Nor are there any […]
What really happened with the death of Cardinal Posadas Ocampo? “El Chapo” Guzmán gives his version
This May 24 marks 31 years since one of the crimes that shocked Mexico, that of the archbishop of the archdiocese of Guadalajara, Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo. On May 24, 1993, Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo was brutally assassinated at the Guadalajara International Airport. His tragic death shocked Mexico and generated a series of theories […]
What are the tallest ‘pyramids’ in Mexico?
Historic and enormous, these are these pre-Hispanic buildings that impress with their size Mexico saw many pre-Hispanic cultures flourish. Its archaeological zones, distributed throughout the country, are a testimony of its existence and genius. There is no doubt, our ancestors were great builders and artists. Visiting its cities, palaces and temples always provides an experience […]
Epic Battle Between an Aztec Giant and Spanish Conquistadors Was Narrated in an Ancient Manuscript
What would you think if I told you that much of the history you were taught in school is incomplete and often even wrong? A case that demonstrates this is an epic battle that was narrated in an ancient manuscript (very little disseminated) between an Aztec Giant and a group of Spanish conquistadors who invaded […]
This small taqueria in Mexico is the first to get a Michelin star
(CNN) — A small taco stand in Mexico with only four options on its menu was awarded a star from the prestigious Michelin Guide. Taquería El Califa de León, located in the San Rafael neighborhood of Mexico City, was one of the establishments awarded one or two stars in the first Michelin Guide to Mexico, […]
Who would have been the first woman to govern Mexico?
A woman would have governed the country when her husband, who was the emperor of Mexico, went on trips. The empire of Maximilian and Carlota in Mexico lasted from 1864 to 1867 The presidential elections are just around the corner, as they will take place on June 2nd, in less than a month. One of […]