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Book Review: Conquistadores: A New History Fernando Cervantes' detailed examination of history allows for a timely reframing of Columbus' conquest. Viking ’s special report on transnational organized crime A long time has passed since Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortés and Francisco Pizarro arrived in the New World, and it seems like there is little that we don’t know about their historic voyages from Spain. They came, they saw, they conquered, killing hundreds of thousands of locals, plundering unimaginable amounts of gold, silver and jewels, and transforming the region in almost...

What’s the difference between Chicano, Latino, Mexican American, Hispanic, Chicanx or Latinx? Historically, the question of identification for Mexicans left in the U.S. after the U.S.-Mexico War ended in 1848 as to who we are and how we identify ourselves remains a generational “problem” or “issue,” to date. After 173 years, Chicanos remain a conquered, colonized, occupied, hunted, and powerless people due to this unresolved “problem” or “issue.” Manifested by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Mexicans have been made strangers in their land, with thousands of babies and child...

Historically, the question of identification for Mexicans left in the U.S. after the U.S.-Mexico War ended in 1848 as to who we are and how we identify ourselves remains a generational "problem" or "issue," to date.

AMLO Faces a Moment of Truth in 2021 The president’s dismantling of the economy may soon come to haunt him. Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference on Nov. 25. Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg It is said that when Hernán Cortés landed in Mexico in 1521 and realized the difficulty ahead, the later named First Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley ordered the sinking of his own fleet to prevent the crew from abandoning the mission. And since then, when you are desperate, the popular saying “sink or burn your ships” reminds you that there is no turning back.