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Nineteen feral cats living in Mexico’s National Palace have been adopted by the government and President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has declared them “living fixed assets”, the first animals to be designated such under Mexican law. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published April 23rd, 2024, on Mexico News Report.
Mexico City was founded as Tenochtitlan in 1325 by the Aztecs and destroyed by the Spaniards and Indian allies in 1521. The Spaniards built a new city above the rubble. Therefore, when you dig down under the city you find the Aztec structures. Right off downtown Mexico’s City’s Zocalo Plaza is the Templo Mayor, site […]
The recent death of Queen Elizabeth II, after a 70-year reign, is the end of an era. Queen Elizabeth was a real globetrotter who traveled on state visits across the globe. Twice, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited Mexico, in 1975 and 1983. Here are some highlights of those visits… For the entire article, click […]
On September 27th, 2021, Mexico celebrated its bicentennial of independence. That’s distinct from the bicentennial/centennial celebration of 2010, which celebrated the bicentennial of the beginning of the movement that developed into the independence movement, and the centennial of the Mexican Revolution. The September 27th date is the bicentennial of the entry into Mexico City of […]
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Today is August 13th, 2021. It’s the 500th anniversary of the Fall of Tenochtitlan on August 13th, 1521. Tenochtitlan was the capital of the Aztec Empire. It was a magnificent city on a lake. On August 13th, 1521, the siege of Tenochtitlan by Hernan Cortes and the Spaniards, with their many Indian allies, ended in […]
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