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In Mexico, almost all the leaders of the Mexican Revolution have things named after them — streets or avenues, subway stations or monuments — although sometimes, the juxtapositions are jarring.
Mexico’s energy reform might be rooted in the statist values of the Mexican Revolution, but it also confirms that Mexico is becoming an increasingly self-assured and credible player in the global ...
I was born in a country that glorified revolution and despised mere reform. When I was a child in elementary school, my classmates and I were taught to sing “La Marseillaise” along with the ...
In “The Labyrinth of Solitude,” the Mexican poet Octavio Paz described his country’s revolution as an existential event, liberating and channeling enormous energies of self-discovery.
MEXICO CITY - Without bullets fired or blood shed, Mexicans has staged another revolution, electing Vicente Fox president and ending 71 years of one-party rule. Fox, a rancher and former president ...
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution. Organise! investigates this extremely important and much-misunderstood event. Mexico in 1910 was a land where an emerging working class ...
The Mexican Revolution achieved the foundations of a modern Mexico. The episode examines the roles of assassinatedrevolutionaries Pancho Villa, Emiliano Zapata, ...
Reflecting a Revolution: 10 Mexican Filmmakers Examine Their Homeland. “Now we need another revolution,” says a character in one of the films, a bold statement for a film that was not funded ...
When, in 1910, Mexicans began to revolt against the long, autocratic regime of President Porfirio Díaz, they also ignited a revolution in Mexican art. As rebels fought to create a more equitable ...
Paint the Revolution: Mexican Modernism, 1910-1950 Continues through October 1 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1001 Bissonnet, 713-639-7300, mfah.org.