Mexico

Signed after the Texan victory at the Battle of San Jacinto, the Treaty of Velasco officially ended hostilities between Texas and Mexico. It required Mexican forces to immediately cease fighting and withdraw south of the Rio Grande, while guaranteeing that General Santa Anna would not take up arms…

The Annexation of Texas was the process by which the Republic of Texas joined the United States. Although Texas had voted for annexation after gaining independence from Mexico in 1836, the U.S. delayed due to concerns about upsetting the balance between free and slave states. Despite this obstacle…

The Texas Revolution (October 1835-April 1836) was a conflict between American settlers in the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas and the Mexican government. It led to Texas's independence. Tensions escalated due to Mexico's centralized rule, restrictions on American immigration, and its…

The 1828 Treaty of Limits was a significant agreement between the United States and Mexico that established their shared border. It reaffirmed the boundary set by the 1819 Adams-Onis Treaty. While intended to prevent future disputes, Mexico viewed the U.S. recognition of Texas's independence…

The Plan of San Diego was a revolutionary manifesto drafted by Mexican and Tejano rebels. It aimed to spark an armed uprising in the Southwestern region to create an independent Hispanic republic, with the possibility of annexation by Mexico. The plan called for a "War Without Quarter,"…

The Bracero Program operated from 1942 to 1964 as a bilateral guest‑worker initiative between the United States and Mexico. It aimed to fill labor shortages in U.S. agriculture and railroads during World War II and beyond. It brought over 4.6 million Mexican workers under short‑term contracts.…

<p><span class="deck"> Magnificent Central American ruins, overgrown by the thickening jungle, testify to a sophisticated culture already ancient when Columbus sailed</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">When Pancho Villa sacked an American town, Pershing was ordered to find him and bring him to book. But the orders failed to say where — or how</span></p>

<p><span class="deck"> One innovation profoundly changed—and prolonged—the culture of the Plains Indians</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> Forty years ago, American Marines tangled with a tough Latin-American guerrilla leader whose tactics against “the capitalists” would evoke an unhappy shock of recognition in Vietnam today.</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">In the bright mestizo tapestry of Mexico’s thirty centuries of civilization, the Indian, the Spanish, and the modern threads interweave—and tangle</span></p>

<p>The period between Mexican independence and the constitution of 1917 was turbulent and painful</p>

<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> A low comedy for high stakes:</span> </span></p>

<p><span class="deck">It’s our most important, profitable, and adaptable crop—the true American staple. But where did it come from?</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck">Starting with 30 “liberated” rifles, Augusto Sandino forced American troops out of Nicaragua in 1933.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">On the 150th anniversary of Texan independence, we trace the fierce negotiations that brought the republic into the union.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">He may have been the greatest caricaturist of all time; he has imitators to this day. But his true passion was for a very different discipline.</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">How a J. P. Morgan partner and the former Secretary of the Navy defused a revolution just by being good guys</span></p>

<p><span class="deck">A hurricane sank a fleet in Pensacola Bay 450 years ago, dooming the first major European attempt to colonize North America, a story that archaeologists are just now fleshing out.</span></p>