“Mexico covers 1.96 million square kilometers (about 757,000 square miles), making it the 13th-largest country in the world. It once stretched over a far greater area and included six modern U.S. states, including the vast forests, mountains and deserts of California. To understand how Mexico occupied the West Coast of North America, we need to understand the geography of the continent.”
Bob Pateman, Writer
The Spanish colonization of California, thought to be an island until the beginning of the 18th century, was an epic undertaking influenced by the world’s first true global trade route,…
Their love affair would not prove as enduring as their reputations as two of Mexico’s most iconic 20th century artists, but the affair between Frida Kahlo and Chavela Vargas has…
In the early 20th century, even reaching Batopilas, Chihuahua, was an adventure. Then there was its historic silver mine, writes John Pint of the remote town, which was located deep…
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