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- Mexican Revolution: The Battle of CelayaCreated: Wed Jul 23 23:15:04 2008
In Mexico in early 1915, two titans prepared for a face off. The famous Pancho Villa, bandit, horseman and warlord, owned the lawless north. Sent to tame him was Alvaro Obregon, the brilliant forme… - Biography of Victoriano Huerta - Profile of Victoriano HuertaCreated: Sat Jul 19 12:18:33 2008
Victoriano Huerta was a Mexican general who briefly became president during the Mexican Revolution. Responsible for the murder of Francisco Madero, he was widely despised by other revolutionaries l… - Mexican Revolution: The Battle of ZacatecasUpdated: Sat Jul 19 12:10:08 2008
June, 1914: Surrounded on all sides by rebel armies, Mexican President Victoriano Huerta sent most of his remaining soldiers and one of his best generals to defend the strategic city of Zacatecas. … - Biography of Francisco Madero-Profile of Francisco MaderoCreated: Sun Jul 13 22:22:03 2008
An unlikely revolutionary, Francisco Madero (1873-1913) was a Mexican writer and politician whose efforts to democratically unseat dictator Porfirio Diaz resulted in the start of the Mexican Revolu… - Profile of Venustiano Carranza - Venustiano Carranza BiographyUpdated: Sun Jul 13 15:09:43 2008
Venustiano Carranza was one of the major players in the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). A former Governor of Coahuila and Cabinet member under Francisco Madero, Carranza raised an army to battle ri… - Biography of Pascual Orozco - Pascual Orozco ProfileCreated: Fri Jul 11 00:01:29 2008
Pascual Orozco was an important leader during the early days of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). For a while, he commanded the largest rebel army in the field, but his fortunes fell when he supp… - Biography of Hernán Cortés - Profile of Hernan CortesUpdated: Sun Jun 29 15:18:52 2008
A biography of Hernán Cortés, a Spanish Conquistador who, with dwindling provisions and 600 soldiers, was able to defeat the mighty Aztec Empire and its tens if not hundreds of thousands … - Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484-1566) Part Two: Later YearsUpdated: Sun Jun 29 14:51:18 2008
Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas biography part two… - National History Museum (Museo Histórico Nacional) Santiago, ChileCreated: Sun Jun 29 12:53:27 2008
Chile's National History museum is well worth a visit, as it contains a wealth of information and many priceless historical relics. … - Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino (Chilean Pre-Colombian Art Museum)Created: Fri Jun 27 16:01:40 2008
One of Santiago, Chile's best-loved and oft-visited museums, the Pre-Colombian Art Museum is a fascinating cross between a history and an art museum. There is ample information on the cultures that… - A New World: The First Voyage of Christopher Columbus (1492-1493)Updated: Wed Jun 25 12:03:21 2008
Christopher Columbus may have been looking for a new trade route to Asia when he set out in 1492, but he discovered something far more important. Columbus made several stops on his monumental first… - The Pastry War (Mexico vs. France, 1838-1839)Updated: Wed Jun 25 00:01:24 2008
The Pastry War, fought over certain debts and reparations owed by Mexico to France, took place for several months in 1838-1839 and ended in a French Victory. Considered a minor conflict in the hist…