Mexican Culture

By the early 19th century, the local middle classes had grown tired of sharing their wealth with Spain

From revolution to paternalism, to a new order defined by global markets and technology

The first major civilization of Mesoamerica, the Olmecs, populated southern Veracruz state and parts of Tabasco on Mexico's Gulf coast.

The following 300 years mark the Colonial era, when the territories of New Spain were expanded

The Aztec empire reached its height in the early 16th century, under Emperor Moctezuma.

A brief introduction to Mexico's History

This guide gives and overview and introduction to Mexico's modern-day society and cultural norms

Several years ago, when Mexico introduced a law mandating a single price for books, it was argued that it might not make books cheaper, but would lead to more...

The international rumpus in 2011 over jokes about Mexicans made on the British television program Top Gear, and Mexico's reaction—probably overreaction—to some silly comments, may cause people to wonder...

The Mexican government has been getting a head start on celebrations of the bicentennial anniversary of the Independence, and the centennial anniversary of the Revolution.

Argentine cartoonist Quino (Joaquín Lavado), creator of the Mafalda comic strip, is in Mexico this week. Mafalda, which Quino began drawing in 1964 and continued until 1973, was always...

For a country where people read notoriously few books, and not too many newspapers, Mexico has a reasonably large number of news-stands and vendors - on just about every...