mexico’s revolution: 1910–1920

The village was seven centuries old, and many of its ancient title deeds had been written in the Nahuatl language of the Aztecs. ... Along the way he also became a folk hero to the people of Mexican north and beyond. . ..

slavery and the origins of the civil war

White settlers in Texas—including many slaveholders—had already fought and won a secessionist war against the Mexican government. ... He sent troops across the Rio Grande into Mexican territory and, when Mexican troops responded, persuaded Congress to declare war in 1846. ..

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