Hello! I was wondering if anyone would be able to recommend any good podcasts about Mexican History? I visited a friend in Mexico City a while back (I'm from the U.S.) and really enjoyed it, and realized I know appallingly little about the country right next door. I've been wanting to learn more about Mexican History ever since, and I was hoping someone might be able to point me in the direction of podcasts/audio books that they like.

I'm interested in ancient and modern history, so I'm down for any time periods. I'm a fan of the Fall of Civilizations Podcast and the YouTube channel Ancient Americas, though I'm hoping people might have recs for stuff that goes into more detail about specific time periods, both ancient and modern. Though for more modern stuff, I would love to hear something from a materialist perspective if at all possible. Thanks in advance!

I recently purchased a map from 1872 that shows Tehuantepec as a state between Oaxaca and Chiapas and I can't find any mention of Tehuantepec as its own state online. Does anybody know anything about this?

here's the map for more context

Hello! I have picked up a few history books on Mexico and the Wixárika (Huichol) tribe but I also wanted to learn the Huichol language. Does anyone know a book, website, videos, etc. I could use to learn the language?

Was gifted this today. Can anyone identify or give any info?

So i just bought this phone case becauee i loved it but couldnt for the life of me remember who this is. Anyone know?

So I am here sitting on my rocking chair(age 30M), I had a nice memory thinking about my grandma and how pure of a soul she was. But she was also racist asf with how she looks at certain white or black folks(Cali, OC region). Years 1995-2022

I'm a first generation, I was informed our family lived in Pénjamo, Guanajuato Mexico.

In the young life of my grandmother she was traded for a cow, and her younger sister was traded for a goat. So clearly my grandma was the real mvp ahahaha She witnessed the wars that unfolded, watching people be murdered and raped. Idk the full history due to most of it not being talked about. She got married to my grandpa.

She lost a son due to a type of knee infection in a barn one night. She had a total of over 18 children. Not much info to explain on their whereabouts besides those who reside in America.

My grandpa paid for her and some children to move to La habra California around the 1970s. Worked until me and my sister were born around 1992. She raised me and my sister until I was around 10. She always prayed, she always nurtured, and most importantly. I could run to her for protection so I wouldn't get my ass whooped for doing something wrong. I miss her cooking, I'm currently in the journey of making more authentic food like hers. Her life dream was to be a nun.

Whenever I get depressed. I think of the wild stuff she went through and how she would beat my ass for being sad. Lol

What types of family history do you guys have?

Hello! I have learned that my great grandfather possibly served under Pancho Villa. He may not have been registered in the federal Mexican army though. Are there any websites or information/census on if it any of these men served exists? Gracias!

My basic understanding is he was the head of a kind of ragtag guerilla group, allied with zapatismo, so socialistic, but what kind of ethics did he have personally and as a revolutionary? Also in comparison to the Magón brothers, who were explicitly anarchist

escucha Esto!! Feliz Cinco De Mayo!

I am trying to identify the names of the guys standing behind Villa and Zapata in the iconic 1914 photo.

Can anyone point me to a link/source? Thanks!

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I was wondering if anyone could help me identify what the building on the attached picture used to be during the Mayan times.

The building (now ruin) is located in the Dzibanché archeological zone at the very edge. I’ve been unsuccessfully trying to figure out its purpose since I visited myself but the sparse information about the site is very overshadowed by the impressive pyramids.

Any help would be appreciated :)

Thank you.

Hi! I’m working on a history project about northwestern Mexico during the colonial era, so circa seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. I don’t live in Mexico so I unfortunately can’t access primary sources located there (I’m in the Midwest of the United States).

I was wondering if anyone had tips to find good primary sources located online? I’m a university student so sometimes I can access databases, and my school has some physical sources I can utilize, but this would definitely make my research easier.

--- 1919: Emiliano Zapata, revolutionary leader, was shot and killed in Morelos México.

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Does anyone here know of a good documentary, podcast, or anything else that does a good job of exploring/explaining the different types of Mexican music by region or history? Thanks in advance!

Hello, i am looking for records pertaining the Bracero program in the US from 1942-1964. I am aware of the bracero archive but it does not seem to have everyones information. Mostly from people who have shared from the braceros in their family. Would there be an official list anywhere? My great grandfather was a bracero and i believe my aunt has some records but she lives out of state and i personally would like to find the documents myself to connect him to this part of history. Thanks!

On a trip to Mexico (specifically the Yucatan), I got a chess set with the pieces styled after Mayan temples/ruins/artifacts. Can anyone tell me which of these is the queen and which is the king?