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History & Geography of Mexico

Spanish Rule

1521-1821 - Mexico was known as New Spain

1810 - 1821 - Mexican War of Independence (Led by Hidalgo, Morelos, Iturbide)

Mexico loses Mexican-American War 1848

Mexican Revolution

Madera overthrew Diaz (1877-1910)Huerta overthrew Madera Carranza, Villa, Zapata battled for control of MexicoCarranza won, but was executedObregon took over Lasted from 1910-1930PRI party came from Mexican RevolutionRuled from 1920’s until 2000

Mixture of Cultures

Mexico City is built on top of Tenochtitlan

Mexico comes from the word Meshica - which is what the Aztecs called themselves

The people are Mestizos

Mexico Today

People are moving away from rural villages to cities in Mexico and to the U.S.

Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Puebla are the largest cities

Manufacturing & Oil are very important to Mexico’s economy

Mexico Today

Population went from 52 million in 1970 to 105 million today

Emigration - currently 15 million Mexicans working in U.S.

Remittances - important part of Mexican economy

Note Quiz 5

1. What was Mexico called when it was a colony?2. Who was the Mexican dictator from 1877-1910?3. What was the name of the Mexican Civil War?4. What was the name of the party that ruled Mexico from the 1920’s to 2000?5. What does the word Mexico mean?6. What has happened to the Mexican population?7. What is it called when people send money back to their home country?8. What is the largest city in Mexico?9. Name one state that Mexico lost to the United States.

10. Who is the current leader of Mexico?