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Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel

(Encyclopedia) Hidalgo y Costilla, MiguelHidalgo y Costilla, Miguelmēgĕlˈ ēᵺälˈgō ē kōstēˈyä [key], 1753–1811, Mexican priest and revolutionary, a national hero. A creole intellectual, he was…

Guzmán, Nuño de

(Encyclopedia) Guzmán, Nuño deGuzmán, Nuño den&oomacr;ˈnyō ᵺā g&oomacr;thmänˈ [key], or Núñez Beltrán de GuzmánGuzmán, Nuño den&oomacr;ˈnyĕth bĕltränˈ [key], d. 1544, Spanish conquistador…

Orozco, José Clemente

(Encyclopedia) Orozco, José ClementeOrozco, José Clementehōsāˈ klāmānˈtā ōrōˈskō [key], 1883–1949, Mexican muralist, genre painter, and lithographer, grad. Mexican National Agricultural School. He…

Nayarit

(Encyclopedia) NayaritNayaritnäyärētˈ [key], state (1990 pop. 824,643), 10,547 sq mi (27,317 sq km), W Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean. Tepic is the capital. Mostly wild and rugged, Nayarit is broken by…

Barragán, Luis

(Encyclopedia) Barragán, Luis, 1902–88, Mexican architect. Trained as an engineer, he traveled in France and Spain in the 1920s, and in France again in the early 30s when he met and was influenced by…

2000-01 Season: 2001 Schedule and Results

Through Oct. 1, 2001. FIFA World Youth Championship games in bold type.Date Result USA Goals Site Jan. 5LA Galaxy (MLS)L, 0-5—Chula Vista, Calif.Jan. 7D.C. United (MLS)L, 0-1—Chula Vista,…

Joaquin Guzman

Name at birth: Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman LoeraJoaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera was one of the richest and most feared drug lords in the world when he was captured in Mexico in 2014, escaped from…

Mexico Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Mexico   The Aztec Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, December 23, 1999. [© AP Images]   PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: United Mexican States…