In this episode I identify the factors that led to the great civil war in Mexico and how that war changed Mexico in the decades that followed it. References Cabrera, Luis. 1917. “The Mexican Revolution: Its Causes, Purposes and Results.” The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 69 (January): 1-17. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3804613. “Mexican Revolution | Causes, Summary, & Facts.” 2023. Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/event/Mexican-Revolution. Rowe, L. S. 1912. “The Mexican Revolution: Its Causes and Consequences.” Political Science Quarterly 27, no. 2 (June): 281-297. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2141244. Weston Jr., Charles W. 1983. “The Political Legacy of Lázaro Cárdenas.” The Americas 39, no. 3 (Jan): 23. https://doi.org/10.2307/981231.
In this session, I break down the events that preceded and led to the Texas Revolution. I also answer the question posted in the title. References Scheina, Robert L. 2003. Latin America's wars: The age of the Caudillo, 1791-1899. N.p.: Brassey's, Incorporated.
In this episode I reveal how both White supremacists and decolonizing Latinos use the Black Legend narrative to justify their animosity towards Hispanic culture. References Giraudo, Laura, and Stephen E. Lewis. 2012. “Introduction: Pan-American Indigenismo (1940-1970): New Approaches to an Ongoing Debate.” Latin American Perspectives 39, no. 5 (September): 3-11. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41702280 Jackson, Robert H., ed. 1997. Liberals, the Church, and Indian Peasants: Corporate Lands and the Challenge of Reform in Nineteenth-century Spanish America. N.p.: University of New Mexico Press. Peck, Douglas T. 2001. “Revival of the Spanish "Black Legend": The American Repudiation of Their Spanish Heritage.” Revista de Historia de América, no. 28 (Jan-Jun), 25-39. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20140059 Zinn, Howard. 2003. A People's History of the United States: 1492-present. N.p.: Pearson Longman.
In this episode I cover the first criollo attempt to become independent from the Spanish crown which took place centuries before Mexican independence. References “Cortés, Martín (1533–1589).” n.d. Encyclopedia.com. Accessed April 1, 2023. https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/cortes-martin-1533-1589. Simpson, Lesley B. 1966. Many Mexicos. N.p.: University of California Press. Flint, Shirley Cushing. “Treason or Travesty: The Martín Cortés Conspiracy Reexamined.” The Sixteenth Century Journal 39, no. 1 (2008): 23–44. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20478750.
In this episode I cover the aftermath of the Spanish conquests of America and more specifically, the consequences the conquistadors faced after partaking in them. References 2019. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado - Facts, Routes & Wife - HISTORY. https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/francisco-vazquez-de-coronado. Ballesteros, Manuel. n.d. “Francisco Pizarro | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed February 27, 2023. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-Pizarro. “The Basque Juan de Garay: colonizer and conqueror, the search for the city of the Caesars and his tragic death.” 2022. Infobae. https://www.infobae.com/en/2022/03/21/the-basque-juan-de-garay-colonizer-and-conqueror-the-search-for-the-city-of-the-caesars-and-his-tragic-death/. Chasteen, John C. 2016. Born in Blood & Fire: A Concise History of Latin America. N.p.: W.W. Norton. Flint, Valerie I. n.d. “Christopher Columbus | Biography, Nationality, Voyages, Ships, Route, & Facts.” Encyclopedia Britannica. Accessed February 26, 2023. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-Columbus. “Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada | Spanish conquistador | Britannica.” 2023. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gonzalo-Jimenez-de-Quesada. “Guzmán, Nuño Beltrán de (c. 1485–1558).” n.d. Encyclopedia.com. Accessed February 26, 2023. https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/guzman-nuno-beltran-de-c-1485-1558. Innes, Hammond. 2023. “Hernan Cortes | Expeditions, Biography, & Facts | Britannica.” Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hernan-Cortes. “Juan Díaz de Solís | Spanish explorer | Britannica.” 2023. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Juan-Diaz-de-Solis. Mann, Charles C. 2012. 1493: Uncovering the New World Columbus Created. N.p.: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. “Olid, Cristóbal De (1488–1524).” n.d. Encyclopedia.com. Accessed February 26, 2023. https://www.encyclopedia.com/humanities/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/olid-cristobal-de-1488-1524. “Pedro de Alvarado | Biography & Facts | Britannica.” 2023. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pedro-de-Alvarado. Todorov, Tzvetan. 1999. The conquest of America : the question of the other. Edited by Richard Howard. Translated by Richard Howard. N.p.: University of Oklahoma Press.