This piece assesses the future of the Zapatista movement in the context of crises that threaten to alter the fabric of ...

Signs demanding “LA belongs to Mexico” and “This city was once Mexico and it belongs to us” have been prominent among raging ...

It is not well-known that after Mexico won its independence from Spain in 1821, its founding fathers drafted a secret memo concerning the foreign affairs of the newly born nation. These stirring words ...

That’s curious since Mexico didn’t exist until 1821 when it declared independence from Spain. This is all reflective of a viewpoint that’s common in California and south of the border.

According to the 1781 Census, the settlers were of Native American, African, and European heritage and the land that they departed from — New Spain — only became known as Mexico 40 years later, after ...

It's a popular misconception that Cinco de Mayo, which translates to "fifth of May" in Spanish, is Mexico's Independence Day or is the Mexican counterpart to the United States' Fourth of July. The ...

After over a decade of fighting, Mexico finally achieved independence on Sept. 27, 1821, when the Treaty of Córdoba was signed, officially ending Spanish rule in Mexico.

Beating back an empire After Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821, other nations were reluctant to recognize the autonomy of the fledgling country.

Mexico as it exists today won independence from Spain in 1821 after a war that spanned 11 years. “AMLO will blame corruption, which is a problem for Mexico, on the time of conquest.

Oral history backed by newspaper archives show that Mexico's independence from Spain has been celebrated in Chicago since at least the 1930s.