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New Mexico: Travel and Tourism
Learn about the various areas of the state of New Mexico. View visitor info, outdoor fun, history and culture, facts and trivia.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Global Trek: Mexico Questions and Answers
Students in Mexico answer questions about their lives, comparing their experiences to those of American children. They talk about popular names, celebrations, food, geography, social and environmental issues, the economy, history,...
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Cinco De Mayo
A brief history of the Mexican defeat of the French army on May 5th, 1862, and the celebrations today to commemorate that day.
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New Mexico Genealogical Society: Early Spanish Exploration of the Southwest
This site describes the early Spanish exploration and beginning of colonization in what we know today as New Mexico.
Library of Congress
Loc: Country Study: Mexico
Mexican History from Ancient Mexico until the presidency of Carlos Salinas. Also includes extensive information about Mexican society, the economy, government and politics, and national security.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Aztecs Mighty Warriors of Mexico
Unit plan to teach about the Aztec civilization. Includes websites, worksheets, activities, and extending the lesson.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Maya Adventure
The Science Museum of Minnesota presents this site that highlights science activities and information related to ancient and modern Maya culture.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Texas State Library and Archives Commission: The Treaties of Velasco
A brief description of how the Treaties of Velasco came about. The full text of the Public Treaty as well as the Secret Treaty are included.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Mexico History and Timeline Overview
Kids learn about the history and timeline of the country of Mexico including the Aztecs, Mayan, Spanish explorers, Cortes, the Mexican Revolution, and independence from Spain on this website.
Mex Connect
Mex connect.com: The Transformation of Porfirio Diaz
This resource gives an account of the life of Porfirio Diaz and his role in Mexican history.
Other
Timeline Index: Cortez, Conqueror of Mexico 1519
A chronology of the life of Hernando Cortez up to the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs.
Yale University
Ynhti: An Excursion to Cities of Mysterious Pasts
A learning unit which explores both the modern city of Mexico City and the cities that lie hidden underneath: Tenochyiylan and Teotihuacan.
Geographic
Mexico: History and Traditions of the Armed Forces
A description of Mexico's military and its role in domestic and foreign affairs. Information is from the CIA World Factbook.
US National Archives
Nara: Rocky Moutain Region: New Mexico Primary Sources [Pdf]
Here is a treasure trove of primary sources dealing with the history of New Mexico, and lesson plans to go with them. The nine lessons range from the Taos Revolt of 1847 to rationing in New Mexico in World War II. Included is a brief...
PBS
The Border: 1821 Mexican Independence From Spain
A brief recounting of the way Mexico was able to gain its independence from Spain. From PBS.
US Army Center
U.s. Army Center of Military History: Winfield Scott
From the book, "Commanding Generals and Chiefs of Staff," by William Gardner Bell, this brief biography of Winfield Scott lists the dates of his many military accomplishments, including his successful capture of Mexico City, ending the...
Other
The Historical Text: Mexico's 19th Century Crisis
This history survey examines the issues that faced Colonial Mexico (New Spain), a vast territory characterized by a stable and responsive government, a wealthy and balanced economy, and a multiracial society that enjoyed considerable...
Seeker
Seeker: Week of 8 18 14: Ancient Maya Cities Found in Jungle
Read about three lost Maya cities that have recently been rediscovered in the jungles of Mexico.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: The Literature of Exploration
Had history taken a different turn, the United States easily could have been a part of the great Spanish or French overseas empires. Its present inhabitants might speak Spanish and form one nation with Mexico, or speak French and be...
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Age of Exploration
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about the exploration of the Americas. Site includes primary source documents, videos, essays, and lesson plans to help students research the exploration of the new land.
Curated OER
Map of Mexico
This is an online resource for information on Mexico. The site includes map and flag, government, languages, natural resources, industries, economic summary, and a history of the country.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park
A significant battle in the U.S.-Mexico War, National Park Services has preserved the history of Palo Alto Battlefield in Brownsville, Texas.
Arizona State University
Asu: Chicana and Chicano Space
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: The Places of Migration in United States History
MIT provides and extensive list of reading and viewing materials in regard to the migration within the United States. Lecture notes and possible assignments included.