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Dictionary of Mexican Rulers, 1325-1997

Autor: Juana Vázquez-gómez

Número de Páginas: 206

This user-friendly reference dictionary provides a quick guide to those who have governed Mexico from 1325 to 1997. It covers all rulers from the Aztec Empire to the current president, Ernesto Zedillo. The book provides an objective portrait of the political leadership and describes the circumstances surrounding major events. Arranged chronologically, with a glossary, appendixes, and name index, the book includes four main chapters—The Aztec Empire, The Conquest and Viceroyalty, From Independence to the DÍaz Dictatorship, and Revolution and Modern Mexico. Each chapter opens with a brief characterization of the period. A practical guide to Mexico's long and complicated history, this book contains short biographical entries on each of the country's 185 rulers. Entries describe the main accomplishments and failures of each tenure. The book also includes an appendix describing Mexico's main plans, treaties, conspiracies, and constitutions.

Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican a Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of that Country from the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time, with a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization, a Historical Sketch of the Late War, and Notices of New Mexico and California by Brantz Mayer

Número de Páginas: 478

Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican

Autor: Brantz Mayer

Número de Páginas: 466

The History of Mexico

Autor: Brantz Mayer

Número de Páginas: 664

"The History of Mexico" in 2 volumes is a historical, geographical, political, statistical and social account of that country from the period of the invasion by the Spaniards to the middle of 19th century, written by a former secretary of the United States legation to Mexico Brantz Mayer. The book features, inter alia, a detailed view of the ancient Aztec Empire and civilization, a historical sketch of the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), as well as notices of New Mexico and California. Table of Contents: Volume 1: Discoveries of Cordova and Grijalva Cortéz appointed by Velasquez Biographical notice of Cortéz Cortéz Captain General of the Armada Equipment of the Expedition Expedition departs under Cortéz Olmeda preaches to the Indians Montezuma refuses to receive Cortéz Cortéz founds La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz March to Mexico Conquest of Tlascala Slaughter in Cholula Spaniards enter the capital Difficulty of estimating the civilization of the Aztecs Nations in Yucatan Aztec mythology Aztec Calendar—week, month, year, cycle Astronomical Science Colonial system Early grants of power to rulers in Mexico by the Emperor Charles V Scheme of Spanish colonial trade Power of...

Mexico, Aztec, Spanisch and Republican ... with a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization, a Historical Sketch of the Late War

Autor: Brantz Mayer

Número de Páginas: 482

Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican

Autor: Brantz Mayer

Número de Páginas: 671

In 'Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican' by Brantz Mayer, readers are taken on a comprehensive journey through the history of Mexico, from the Aztec civilization to the Spanish conquest and the subsequent establishment of a republican government. Mayer's book is rich in historical details, providing a deep dive into the cultural and political realities of each era. The writing style is scholarly, yet engaging, making it accessible to both academics and general history enthusiasts. Written in the mid-19th century, the book reflects the author's thorough research and passion for Mexican history, offering a well-rounded perspective on the country's complex past. Mayer's work serves as a valuable resource for those seeking a deeper understanding of Mexico's evolution over the centuries, shedding light on pivotal moments and figures that have shaped the nation. For anyone interested in delving into the intricacies of Mexican history, 'Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican' comes highly recommended.

The End of Iberian Rule on the American Continent, 1770-1830

Autor: Brian R. Hamnett

Número de Páginas: 373

Brian R. Hamnett offers a comprehensive and comparative assessment of the independence era in both Spanish America and Brazil.

The Mexican Republic

Autor: Stanley C. Green

Número de Páginas: 328

Green offers a colorful acccount of the first decade of Mexican independence from Spain. He views the failed attempt to establish a strong republic and the subsequent civil war that plagued the young nation. From this first decade, two polarized factions emerged, one federalist and populist, the other attempted to keep much of the old order of authroitarianism and church power established under colonialism. The were to be called the Liberals and the Conservatives, who would vie for power over the next century.

Arredondo

Autor: Bradley Folsom

Número de Páginas: 375

In this biography of Joaquín de Arredondo, historian Bradley Folsom brings to life one of the most influential and ruthless leaders in North American history. Arredondo (1776–1837), a Bourbon loyalist who governed Texas and the other interior provinces of northeastern New Spain during the Mexican War of Independence, contended with attacks by revolutionaries, U.S. citizens, generals who had served in Napoleon’s army, pirates, and various American Indian groups, all attempting to wrest control of the region. Often resorting to violence to deal with the provinces’ problems, Arredondo was for ten years the most powerful official in northeastern New Spain. Folsom’s lively account shows the challenges of governing a vast and inhospitable region and provides insight into nineteenth-century military tactics and Spanish viceregal realpolitik. When Arredondo and his army—which included Arredondo’s protégé, future president of Mexico Antonio López de Santa Anna—arrived in Nuevo Santander in 1811, they quickly suppressed a revolutionary upheaval. Arredondo went on to expel an army of revolutionaries and invaders from the United States who had taken over Texas and declared...

Centuries of Silence

Autor: Leonardo Ferreira

Número de Páginas: 344

The history of Latin American journalism is ultimately the story of a people who have been silenced over the centuries, primarily Native Americans, women, peasants, and the urban poor. This book seeks to correct the record propounded by most English-language surveys of Latin American journalism, which tend to neglect pre-Columbian forms of reporting, the ways in which technology has been used as a tool of colonization, and the Latin American conceptual foundations of a free press. Challenging the conventional notion of a free marketplace of ideas in a region plagued with serious problems of poverty, violence, propaganda, political intolerance, poor ethics, journalism education deficiencies, and media concentration in the hands of an elite, Ferreira debunks the myth of a free press in Latin America. The diffusion of colonial presses in the New World resulted in the imposition of a structural censorship with elements that remain to this day. They include ethnic and gender discrimination, technological elitism, state and religious authoritarianism, and ideological controls. Impoverished, afraid of crime and violence, and without access to an effective democracy, ordinary Latin...

A World Not to Come

Autor: Raœl Coronado

Número de Páginas: 574

In 1808 Napoleon invaded Spain and deposed the king. Overnight, Hispanics were forced to confront modernity and look beyond monarchy and religion for new sources of authority. Coronado focuses on how Texas Mexicans used writing to remake the social fabric in the midst of war and how a Latino literary and intellectual life was born in the New World.

La colección Balmis del Real Jardín Botánico

Autor: Pilar San Pío Aladrén , María Pilar De San Pío Aladrén

Número de Páginas: 280

Ink Under the Fingernails

Autor: Corinna Zeltsman

Número de Páginas: 349

Introduction -- The politics of loyalty -- Negotiating freedom -- Responsibility on trial -- Selling scandal : The Mysteries of the Inquisition -- The business of nation building -- Workers of thought -- Criminalizing the printing press -- Conclusion.

Iberia and the Americas

Autor: John Michael Francis

Número de Páginas: 1210

This comprehensive encyclopedia covers the reciprocal effects that the politics, foreign policy, and culture of Spain, Portugal, and the American nations have had on one another since the time of Columbus. From the discovery of Newfoundland and Labrador by Portuguese explorer Gaspar Corte Real in 1501 to the phenomenal Hollywood careers of Spanish movie stars such as Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz, Iberia and the Americas traces 500 years of Iberian influence on the Americas and vice versa. Featuring six introductory essays and a chronology of key events, this three-volume encyclopedia examines more than five centuries of transatlantic encounters. Students of a wide range of disciplines, as well as the lay reader, will appreciate this exhaustive survey, which traces Spanish and Portuguese influence throughout the Americas and highlights how Iberian cultures have in turn been enriched by the diverse cultures of the Americas.

Pichardo's Treatise on the Limits of Louisiana and Texas

Autor: José Antonio Pichardo

Número de Páginas: 540

A Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Bancroft Library: Manuscripts relating chiefly to Mexico and Central America

Autor: Bancroft Library

Número de Páginas: 304

Carving a Niche

Autor: Luz María Hernández Sáenz

Número de Páginas: 375

The beginning of the Mexican War of Independence in 1810 triggered radical political, social, and economic changes, including the reorganization of the medical profession. During this tumultuous period of transition, physicians and surgeons merged in an effort to monopolize the field and ensure their professional survival in a postcolonial, liberal republic. Carving a Niche traces the evolution of various medical occupations in Mexico from the end of the colonial period to the beginning of the regime of Porfirio Díaz, demonstrating how competition and collaboration, identity, ever-changing legislation, political instability, and foreign intervention resulted in a complex, gradual, and unique process of medical professionalization – one that neither conformed to theoretical models nor resembled hierarchies found in other parts of the world. Through extensive research, Luz María Hernández Sáenz analyzes the uphill struggle of practitioners to claim their place as public health experts and to provide and control medical education in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. Highlighting the significance of race, class, gender, and nationality, Carving a Niche demonstrates that ...

The Encyclopedia of War, 5 Volume Set

Autor: Gordon Martel

Número de Páginas: 2973

This ground-breaking 5-volume reference is a comprehensive print and electronic resource covering the history of warfare from ancient times to the present day, across the entire globe. Arranged in A-Z format, the Encyclopedia provides an overview of the most important events, people, and terms associated with warfare - from the Punic Wars to the Mongol conquest of China, and the War on Terror; from the Ottoman Sultan, Suleiman ‘the Magnificent’, to the Soviet Military Commander, Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov; and from the crossbow to chemical warfare. Individual entries range from 1,000 to 6,000 words with the longer, essay-style contributions giving a detailed analysis of key developments and ideas. Drawing on an experienced and internationally diverse editorial board, the Encyclopedia is the first to offer readers at all levels an extensive reference work based on the best and most recent scholarly research. The online platform further provides interactive cross-referencing links and powerful searching and browsing capabilities within the work and across Wiley-Blackwell’s comprehensive online reference collection. Learn more at www.encyclopediaofwar.com. Selected by Choice ...

Mexico at War

Autor: David F. Marley

Número de Páginas: 644

A comprehensive overview of Mexico's military history from 1810 to the present day, including rare facts and information not found online. Mexico's past is riddled with stories of struggle—military battles, internal rebellions, revolutions, and drug wars. This in-depth reference provides a complete military history of that country since its War of Independence in 1810 through the present day. From the evolution of combat in the region, to the motivations and tensions behind recurrent conflicts, to the dubious beginnings of drug gangs and warlords, this is the only book of its kind to explore Mexican warfare in such great depth. This detailed study consists of an alphabetical compilation of roughly 300 entries dealing with different facets of hostile encounters throughout the country's history. In addition to covering key places and people, regional expert and author David F. Marley offers unique insights into more obscure topics such as the 1913 aerial bombardments at the port of Guaymas, visits from American luminaries, colorful Mexican military slang, and the songs that identify various political factions. The work includes a host of important historical documents, a glossary, ...

Catalog

Autor: University Of Texas. Library. Latin American Collection

Número de Páginas: 740

Investigaciones contemporáneas sobre historia de Mexico

Autor: Reunion De Historiadores Mexicanos Y Norteamericanos

Número de Páginas: 768

Latin American Lives

Autor: Macmillan General Reference Staff , Macmillan Publishing

Número de Páginas: 1212

Collects the 3,000 biographies from the 1996 reference for schools that would like to include more about the region in the curriculum but cannot invest in the entire set. Stretches temporally from the ancient civilizations of the Olmec, Maya, and Chavin to the present day. Geographically, includes South and Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the historically Spanish borderlands north of the Rio Grande that are currently part of the US. Includes political leaders, artists, philosophers, religious figures, business leaders, educators, scientists, historians, military leaders, musicians and composers, and others who have had either a historical or a popular impact. Well cross-referenced. Moderately illustrated in black and white. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Latin American Constitutionalism

Autor: M. C. Mirow

Número de Páginas: 337

Latin American Constitutions provides a comprehensive historical study of constitutionalism in Latin America from the independence period to the present, focusing on the Constitution of Cádiz, a foundational document in Latin American constitutionalism. Although drafted in Spain, it was applied in many regions of Latin America, and deputies from America formed a significant part of the drafting body. The politicization of constitutionalism reflected in Latin America's first moments proved to be a lasting legacy evident in the legal and constitutional world of the region today: many of Latin America's present challenges to establishing effective constitutionalism can be traced to the debates, ideas, structures, and assumptions of this text. This book explores the region's attempts to create effective constitutional texts and regimes in light of an established practice of linking constitutions to political goals and places important constitutional thinkers and regional constitutions, such as the Mexican Constitution of 1917, into their legal and historical context.

A Guide to the Manuscript Collections: Manuscripts relating chiefly to Mexico and Central America

Autor: Bancroft Library

Número de Páginas: 316

V.1: Pacific and Western manuscripts (except California).

A Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Bancroft Library: Mexican and Central American manuscripts

Autor: Bancroft Library

Número de Páginas: 316

Taxing Difference in Peru and New Spain (16th–19th Century)

Autor: Sarah Albiez-wieck

Número de Páginas: 397

This book addresses the negotiation of categorizations in colonial societies in Spanish America from a new vantage point: fiscality. In early modern empires (poll) taxes were a significant factor to organize and perpetuate social inequalities. By this, fiscal categorizations had very concrete effects on the daily life of the categorized, on their assets and on their labor force. They intersected with social categorizations such as gender, profession, age and what many authors have termed race or ethnicity, but which is denominated here, more accurately with a term from the sources, calidad. They were imposed by legislation from above and contested via petitions from below, the latter being a type of source scarcely analyzed until now.

California Calligraphy

Número de Páginas: 72

The Other Rebellion

Autor: Eric Van Young

Número de Páginas: 722

Mexico’s movement toward independence from Spain was a key episode in the dissolution of the great Spanish Empire, and its accompanying armed conflict arguably the first great war of decolonization in the nineteenth century. This book argues that in addition to being a war of national liberation, the struggle was also an internal war pitting classes and ethnic groups against each other, an intensely localized struggle by rural people, especially Indians, for the preservation of their communities. While local and national elites focused their energies on wresting power from colonial authorities and building a new nation-state, rural people were often much more concerned about keeping village identities and lifeways intact against the forces of state expansion, commercialization, and modernization. Conventional wisdom says that Mexican independence was achieved through a cross-class and cross-ethnic alliance between creole ideologues, military leaders, and a mass following. This book shows that this is not only an incomplete explanation of what went on in Mexico during the decade of armed confrontation that led to Mexico’s independence, but also a distortion of Mexican social...

Catalog of the Latin American Collection

Autor: University Of Texas At Austin. Library. Latin American Collection

Número de Páginas: 738

Americanos

Autor: John Charles Chasteen

Número de Páginas: 241

A premier volume in Oxford's Pivotal Moments in World History series, Americanos offers an engagingly written, compact history of the Latin American wars of independence. Proceeding almost cinematically, scene by vivid scene, John Charles Chasteen introduces the reader to lead players, basic concepts, key events, and dominant trends, braided together in a single, taut narrative. He vividly depicts the individuals and events of those tumultuous years, capturing the gathering forces for independence, the clashes of troops and decisions of leaders, and the rich, elaborate tapestry of Latin American societies as they embraced nationhood.

Studies in Law, Politics and Society

Autor: Austin Sarat

Número de Páginas: 173

Contains articles that consider the ways in which history has shaped law and how we make sense of past events. This volume also includes articles that explore pressing legal issues such as the prison boom, First Amendment controversies, and the work of cause lawyers. It illustrates the vibrancy of interdisciplinary legal scholarship throughout.

Catalogue of Autographs and Manuscripts, Printed Books on the Inquisition, and Association Books

Autor: Willson Wilberforce Blake

Número de Páginas: 580

Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture

Autor: Barbara A. Tenenbaum

Número de Páginas: 710

Strives to organize knowledge of the region. It contains nearly 5,300 separate articles. Most topics appear in English alphabetical order.

JOAQUIN DE ARREDONDO, LOYALIST OFFICER IN NEW SPAIN, 1810-1821

Autor: Judith Miriam Jimenez

Número de Páginas: 420

The Birth of Modern Mexico, 1780–1824

Autor: Christon I. Archer

Número de Páginas: 274

The Birth of Modern Mexico, 1780–1824 investigates the roots of the Mexican Independence era from a variety of perspectives. The essays in this volume link the pre-1810 late Bourbon period to the War of Independence (1810–1821), analyze many crucial aspects of the decade of conflict, and illustrate the continuities with the first years of the independent Mexican nation. They all contribute to a nuanced view of the period: the different conceptions of legitimacy between the popular masses and the elite, the skill and importance of pro-Spanish propaganda, the process of organizing conspiracies, the survival and thriving of a mercantile family, the causes of failing mines, the role of religious thought in the supposed secular state, and differing conceptions of authority by the legislature and the executive. One of the few readable, concise books on the topic of independence, this volume probes the birth of modern Mexico in a crisply written style that is sure to appeal to historians and students of Mexican history.

Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography

Autor: James Grant Wilson , John Fiske

Número de Páginas: 864

Historical Dictionary of Mexico

Autor: Marvin Alisky

Número de Páginas: 752

"Mexico's struggle to become an independent country is chronicled in this second edition of Historical Dictionary of Mexico. Marvin Alisky covers the history of Mexico from the great Indian civilizations to the controversial election of Felipe Calderon in 2006 through a detailed chronology, and introduction, a map, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant people, places, and events; institutions and organizations; and political, economic, social, cultural, and religious facets."--BOOK JACKET.