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Brichelle Guerrero Brimar Guerrero Katheryn Maldonado Mexican Pioneers

Author Biography Harvest of Empire SummaryMexican History Facts about Mexico Mexican Culture Understanding the Mexican American Dream:

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Is a journalist and investigator reporter

He was born in Puerto Rico, but grew up in the New York City housing projects.

He is a Veteran of the Puerto Rican 65th Infantry during World War II

January 1, 2001 Gonzalez published, Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America.

In the works, Gonzalez emphasis the difference between Latin American immigration and European immigration

He brings to this history, the "lived" experience of a Latino growing up in America.

Harvest of Empire Video

Juan Gonzalez Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Gonzalez_(journalist)Stop Video At 2:55 3

Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in AmericaSince the 1820s Mexicans have migrated to the United States.Today they are the second largest immigrant nationality in our historyTwo of every three Latinos in the Untied States are of Mexican origin.Mexicans have lived on this land before there was a Mexico or USA.Mexican Americans face identity problems similar to that of Puerto Ricans.In the article, Gonzalez discussed the impact various persons had on Mexican and U.S history.Jose Francisco Canales, Jose Antonio Canales Salinas, Juan Cheno Cortina, and etc. Jose de Ecandon established various settlements stretching from the Rio Grande to the present-day cities of Camargo and Reynosa. He had one of the most successful colonizing ventures in the New WorldMexicans began to feel threatened by migrants from the US, Ireland, and Germany who began settling in their territory Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Anglo settlers saw the Mexicans in South Texas as an obstacle to progress Trickery

ContinuedViolence against MexicansLynching, bandits, outlaws Juan Cheno Cortina declares war against the Anglo settler minority

Consequences of the Great Depression and World War IIMexican Americans being deported, Segregation and Discrimination

There is no other Latino group, according to Gonzalez, that has contributed more to the Nations prosperity than Mexicans.

Mexican labor. The Mexican market. Mexican music and food. Mexican television and radio. Mexican names of cities, states, rivers, and mountains. Anglo American continues to deny how much the social, cultural, political, and economic reality of the West and Southwest has been shaped by Mexicans (pg 107).

First Populations in Mexico dated back to 13,000 years ago.

These complex civilizations consisted of :The Olmec (1400-400 BC)The Mayan Civilization (910-1030 AD)The Aztec Empire (1325-1521)

Source: StateGov.comHISTORY OF MEXICO.7April 22nd, 1519 marked the beginning of Spanish imperialism in Mexico.

During this time, Hernan Cortez overthrew the Aztec Empire in 1519.

What was known as New Spain, struggled with a battle against the Mayan Civilization that lasted from 1551-1697.

This period was a time in which Spain discouraged education and held sole control of Mexicos economic resources.

HISTORYThe Colonial Period(1519-1810)

8September 16th, 1810 Mexico sought independence from its Spanish conquistadors.

Miguel Hidalgo lead the revolution

The decade long struggle called the Grito De Dolores did not come to an end until December 1822.

The United Mexican States was fi established on October 4th, 1824.

Source: StateGov.comMexican Independence(1810-1824)9Mexican-American War(1846-1848)On May 13th, 1846 The US Congress declared war.

By 1847, The US completed the occupation of California.

The war ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

Source: StateGov.com

The war was basically over the Annexation of Texas in 1836 and the territory claimsTerms of the Treaty: US ceded New Mexico and California10Mexican Struggle for Liberal Reform (1855-1872)

This period was also known as La Reforma.

The Constitution of 1857 was established in which power was no longer given to the Roman Catholic Church.

During this period of political change, France invaded the Republic in hopes to restore the power of the church on the nation.

It wasnt until the end of the U.S. civil war did the United States demand Frances withdrawal from Mexico.

After the war, Benito Juarez lead the Restoration of the Republic from (1867-1872).Source: StateGov.com20th century Present12

13FACTSSource: StateGov.comMexican Society and CultureSource: StateGov.com

Mexican ART

The Music of Mexico

Themusic of Mexicois very diverse and features a wide range of musical styles.

It has been influenced by a variety of cultures, most notablyindigenous Mexican andEuropean, since theLate Middle Ages.

SAMPLE OF MEXICAN Music

The Food of Mexico

Mexico possesses an extensive culinary culture, with a great variety of regional dishes.

Three products constitute the heart of most Mexican dishes: corn, hot peppers (chiles), and beans, products that stem from pre-Columbian times.

Corn is consumed in all possible forms: as a wrapped and steamed dough with filling (tamal), but most importantly as a tortilla, a thin, round "pancake."

Popular Sports of Mexico

Mexicans & the United States Mexico represents the largest source of immigration to the United StatesMexicans now account for 32% of all immigrants living in this country. A record 12.7 million Mexican immigrants lived in the United States in 2008Mexico is also the single largest source of undocumented immigrants. There were an estimated 9.3 million undocumented immigrants in the United States as of March 2002.

Mexican Migration: What is Unique?While the United States is a nation of immigrants, we have never seen one foreign nationality come in so rapidly and in such large numbers

Possibility to change U.S. culture and institutions is extraordinary

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SourcesBackground Note: Mexico.U.S.Dept of State Retrieved Feb 03, 2012, from http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/35749.htmYouTube: American Dream: The Mexican Immigration Experience (Part 3) , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjNwW7q8lbM&feature=related Countries and their culture : Mexico . Retrieved Feb 03, 2012, from http://www.everyculture.com/Ma-Ni/Mexico.html#b