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Technically it didn't. Many of our troops defected. It was politically defamed almost unilaterally. We also lost many of the most important battles.

The reason we won was mostly due to the fact that the majority of the land that was obtained from Mexico was almost entirely devoid of Mexicans living there.

California was already revolting against Mexico. Texas had already declared independence and then joined the US. The entire south of Mexico (now the countries comprising central America) had separated 20 years earlier leaving them with infrastructure issues. They were suffering infighting and the roots of a civil war and hadn't upgraded their arms as they were still using muskets when we had already upgraded to breech loading rifles.

So, really we won due to advanced rifles and poor timing on behalf of Santa Anna.

Emiliano Zapata, was born in what we now know as the Sate of Morelos, which is soutwest of Mexico City, IN 1880, in a small town near Cuautla, and he died in Chinameca, ain 1918, he never agreed with nobody, he was fighting a war that nobody understood, since his demands were included in the Mexican Constitution, and the lands that he claimed had been taken from the Catholic Church.

To understand why Puebla is such a big deal in Mexico, you have to first understand some of the precursors of the battle.

Mexican president, Benito Juaréz, was elected in 1958 and in that same year he declared that cease-payment of any foreign debt for the next two years. This did not go over well with the Europeans (Spain, England & France) and a treaty was made between the three European powers about how they were going to settle this debt. They signed a treaty called the "Treaty of London" in 1861 that declared that would put pressure on Mexico by blockading it's ports.

Unfortunately, France had another idea in mind. French leader, Napolean III wanted to overthrow the Mexican government and establish his own government in Mexico (and Central America as well). Not happy with this, England and Spain pulled their troops out of Mexico and left France to fend for themself.

This is where things start to get bad. The French troops, lead by Charles de Lorencez, start picking small battles with Mexico, all of which they win. The French have large troops and they are better trained and armed then the Mexican armies.

On December 8th, 1961 French troops occupied the city of Veracruz. The Mexicans had formed a temporary truce with the French and the French were to retreat from inner Mexico back to the coast. When the Mexican people saw the French forces walking around with rifles in hand though, they believed that the French were going to attack again and so, they followed the French troops and the two armies clashed in Alcuzingo on April 28, 1962. The Mexican army, led by Ignacio Zaragoza, was badly beaten and so Zaragoza took his troops to Puebla, a city that was strongly reinforced and had been held against outside forces for many years.

The French were under the impression that Pueblo was a friendly towards the French and that they would overrun the Mexican Army from within as soon as the French army appeared. He was wrong.

The French army began to attack Puebla on May 5th, 1962. By late in the afternoon though, the French had run out of artillery and had to send in foot troops to fight. The Mexican army was easily able to beat them.

This is why the Victory at Puebla is such a important win for the Mexicans. The Mexican people were very low on moral at this point in the French-Mexican war and had little hopes that they would actually be able to beat the French. This battle was able to raise the moral of the troops and give them the hope and ambition that they need to keep fighting.

Even with this win though, the French managed to overtake Mexico City (the capital) and put a French leader in government for several years before the Mexicans could retake the throne.

This is also why Mexicans (especially Poblanos (People from Puebla)) celebrate "Cinco de Mayo". It is not the Mexican Independence Day, but rather the day that the Mexican people regained their hope of winning.

Yes. It is an ongoing, mostly internal conflict known as the "War on Drugs", which since the day it was pronounced (December 11, 2006) by Mexican President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa (term 2006-2012) has resulted in more than 50,000 people killed by confrontations between federal, state and local police forces against drug cartel members.

the defenders of the Alamo willingly placed them selves in harms way to protect their country

Once, the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

Mexico: US$1,560 billion

Spain: US$1,376 billion

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, commonly referred to as Hidalgo, recited his "Gritto de Dolores." Which called for racial equality and liberation from spain's 300 yr rule

They faced several problems. One was that not all the fighters were military, so they did not take their orders from the military. Their leader often contradicted military orders. Another was that they were greatly outnumbered.

I go to Mexico (Puerto Vallarta area) 2 to 4 times per year. In the past year, unlike gas prices in the US, gas in Puerto Vallarta remains unchanged. I just arrived home from Mexico yesterday (June 9th, 2008) and paid approximately 70 cents (US) per liter, or about $2.60 per gallon.

there was a revolt against the Spanish rule was led by a Catholic priest named Miguel Hidalgo. In 1810, he gave a famous speech calling for the common people to rise up against the Spanish. Hidalgo was killed in 1811, but fighting continued until Mexico won its independence in 1821.

Roman Catholicism was introduced to Mexico by Spanish missionaries. To such degree, that nowadays, it is by far its largest faith (88%).

You cannot obtain a marriage license unless he is legal. It would be best to focus on him obtaining citizenship so you can get married.

probaly because polk might go to war with them and they wouldnt want to go to war

Both the United States and Mexico recognize marriages performed in other jurisdictions as long as the marriage was legal in the jurisdiction where it was performed. Both countries, however, reserve the right to reject a marriage which is "against public policy" (e.g., incestuous or polygamous marriages). As for same-sex marriages, they are recognized by Mexico and all Mexican states, but not by the federal government in the United States and not by most U.S. states.

19 births per thousand population, or some 380,000 brand-new Mexican babies a year.

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they usally get an ipad for free from the cops

None. Weapons and ammunition are illegal in Mexico.

35 Seconds. Pueblo was always known for finishing early.

In 1940, the population of Mexico was 19.8 million people. By the year 2000, the population had reached 100 million people.

Yes Mexico did have three presidents in one day. The President, Vice President, and the Attorney general were all forced to resign by General Huerta and his men. On February 22 the president was Francisco Madero, the vice president Jose Maria Pino Suarez were all murdered by Huerta.

Barbados is the most densely populated Middle American country and the 10th most densely populated nation in the world.