Mexican Culture

When analyzing different cultural societies, one of the most common cultural societies that we encounter the most as Americans would be our brothers and sisters of the south from the country Mexico. The country overall shares resemblances to our country the United States but it is also very different. You may see similar practices such…

Latin America has been a very marginalized part of the American continent. Since different cultures from another continent came to colonize the indigenous civilizations from long ago. For example, in Mexico the Spaniards came to colonize a lot of different indigenous tribes. Spaniards came to Mexico and wanted to convert the indigenous people into Catholicism….

Paintings are very important with keeping records of times of old. Times when cameras, cellphones, and other digital devices weren’t available yet. Paintings helped capture a moment and help it live on forever. It can show emotional, and still be factual. It can glorify or demonize its subject. These few attributes are pivotal when analyzing…

Cultures defined as the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group. Mexico has a clear defined culture full of supporting history, unique people, and amazing traditions. The three colors of the nation’s flag hold deep meaning to the people. Green stands for victory and hope, white represents…

Mexico is borders the United States in the north, the Pacific Ocean in the south, and the Gulf of Mexico in the east. With an area of ​​1964,375 square kilometers, it is the 14th largest country in the world. With a population of 123 million, it is the 11th most populous country in the world….

Call them Superstars or call them super heroes, yes, woman soldier in which Mexicans call them Soldaderas. Previous history of opposite gender defending the homeland has gone down in history as successful and educational for other world countries which fight battle with women. Beside the heavy thing they carried on their back they had really…

Food has always been a large part of Mexico’s identity, dating back the the early Mayan and Aztec civilizations. Mayan and Aztec civilizations were advanced societies in a number of fields such as mathematics, astrology, science, and arguably the most important: agriculture. As a result of agricultural advances and systems, these civilizations had highly developed…

“The Death of Artemio Cruz” by Carlos Fuentes is a novel based off Mexican history in the 20th century. It is told through the life of Artemio Cruz, who is a young soldier fighting in the Mexican Revolution and whom later turns into an untrustworthy soldier, politician, journalist, friend, lover, and father. In the second…

Homogeneity is a process of grouping certain cultural markers together. This way of organizing the world has been used in the academic sciences for centuries, taxonomy being a example of this that still exists today. For the newly independent nation-state of Mexico, grouping people into homogenous racial categories was a logical way of organizing the…

For many Americans and even Canadians, Mexico is the escape from their frigid winter climates, it is a place they can find year-round beauty and warmth. While we get to experience a fun-filled week of all you can eat and drink stays on the powdery white beaches of Cancun or the rocky bluffs of Puerto…