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Mexico

Geography Central/Mexico Plateau Yucatan/Baja Peninsula Area of high land with flat surface Yucatan/Baja Peninsula Bordered by water on 3 sides Isthmus of Tehuantepec Narrow land with water on both sides, linking two large areas of land together 84-85

Cities and Population Mexico City Total Pop. = 122,322,757 Population Density = 15,427 20% of Mexico’s population Most populated city in world One of worlds most polluted cities…why? (HEI) Total Pop. = 122,322,757 11th largest country Pop. Density = 142 79% urban 84-85

History of Mexico Native American’s Spaniards (Conquistadors) Mayans (100 A.D.) Highly developed Aztec’s (1325 A.D.) Militaristic Spaniards (Conquistadors) Spread Christianity Gain wealth Create a “new” Spain Spaniards wipe out Native’s Tenochtitlan becomes Mexico City 102-103, 104-105

symbolic entryways to Xibalba (shi-bal-bah), the Maya underworld the ancient Maya would throw offerings into these pools to communicate with gods and ancestors Stories of young virgins being sacrificed at the cenote to appease the gods are common, but recent archaeological analysis of the human remains found in the Sacred Cenote show that most of the individuals were male.

Tulum was a major crossroads of trade from both land and sea managing trade from Honduras and into the Yucatan Tulum was believed to have about 600 residences

Social Classes Peninsulares Criollos Mestizo Natives 100% Spaniard Complete power Political, Government, Military Criollos Born in Mexico, but Spanish blood Second in power Rich local land and business owners Mestizo ½ Spaniard, ½ Mexican Considered impure Identity crisis Fate Not many rights Minor position in army Natives Slaves Treated poorly Lost all of their culture

Wars of Independence Peninsulares too powerful Inequality and unfair treatment Miguel Hidalgo (Priest) begins revolution Mestizo’s and Natives Mexico frees itself from unfair Spanish rule Mexican Revolution 1910 60% of population was native (Aztec/Mestizo) Most of land belonged to whites (Peninsulares/Criollos) Porfirio Diaz Dictatorship (1876) 106-107