Mexico: From Montezuma to NAFTA, Chiapas, and BeyondBrassey's, 1996 - 227 páginas In this fascinating thousand-year history of America's controversial and rapidly changing neighbor, a leading expert on Latin America explains how Mexico's present and future flow directly from its past. Going well beyond analyses of recent crises, Mexico is an engrossing introduction to the Indian civilizations, the harsh rule of the Spaniards, social violence and revolution, and the country's mercurial relationship with the United States up to the present. |
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Página 66
... Santa Anna suppressed the uprising . During the late 1820s , he supported the insurgent leader Vicente Guerrero for the presidency and , although Guerrero lost the election , Santa Anna installed him in office with the support of the ...
... Santa Anna suppressed the uprising . During the late 1820s , he supported the insurgent leader Vicente Guerrero for the presidency and , although Guerrero lost the election , Santa Anna installed him in office with the support of the ...
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... Santa Anna helped the Texans establish the Lone Star Republic and choose David Burnet as president . The stage was now set for open conflict . Santa Anna organized an army of approximately six thousand men and marched into Texas . On ...
... Santa Anna helped the Texans establish the Lone Star Republic and choose David Burnet as president . The stage was now set for open conflict . Santa Anna organized an army of approximately six thousand men and marched into Texas . On ...
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... Santa Anna negotiated the sale of this territory to the United States for ten million dollars . Known as the Gadsden purchase , this transaction was received with anger and skepti- cism in Mexico . Santa Anna's lavish spending and ...
... Santa Anna negotiated the sale of this territory to the United States for ten million dollars . Known as the Gadsden purchase , this transaction was received with anger and skepti- cism in Mexico . Santa Anna's lavish spending and ...
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Understanding Mexico | 3 |
Mexicos Natural Environment | 8 |
and Native Peoples | 9 |
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