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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... important check on the power of higher officials was the visita , or inspection , performed by a special Crown - appointed official who reported back to the monarch and the council concerning the operation of the colony and the ...
... important check on the power of higher officials was the visita , or inspection , performed by a special Crown - appointed official who reported back to the monarch and the council concerning the operation of the colony and the ...
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... important and prosperous businesses . Although the activity called for daring horsemanship , it required no sustained effort , for Mexico's abundant lands facilitated breeding . The cattle were let loose on northern savan- nahs where ...
... important and prosperous businesses . Although the activity called for daring horsemanship , it required no sustained effort , for Mexico's abundant lands facilitated breeding . The cattle were let loose on northern savan- nahs where ...
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... important export crop , as did hides and cochineal . By the beginning of the nineteenth century , New Spain was the most produc- tive and important Spanish colony , the envy of Europe , and the proud possession of Spain . Gálvez paid ...
... important export crop , as did hides and cochineal . By the beginning of the nineteenth century , New Spain was the most produc- tive and important Spanish colony , the envy of Europe , and the proud possession of Spain . Gálvez paid ...
Contenido
Understanding Mexico | 3 |
Mexicos Natural Environment | 8 |
and Native Peoples | 9 |
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