Ethnic Identity
Los Extranjeros in Mexico (1895-2010)
Immigration to Mexico From the early Sixteenth Century to the end of the Nineteenth Century, Mexico saw a continuous surge of immigrants from Spain. But several other countries — most notably Portugal, Italy, Germany, France, the Philippines and...
The Africans of Mexico: From Slavery to the 2015 Intercensal Survey
Most people are not very aware of the presence of African slaves in colonial Mexico. In fact, some people believe that the influence of the African to Mexican culture is negligible at best. But the African laborer actually played an...
The Early Mexican Censuses (1793-1921)
Racial and Cultural Identity in Mexico: 2015
Mexico’s 2015 Intercensal Survey In 2016, the Mexican government agency, Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática (INEGI), published the 2015 Intercensal Survey, which upgraded Mexico’s socio-demographic information to the midpoint...
The History of the Náhuatl Language: From Aztlán to the Present Day
Mexico’s 1921 Census: A Unique Perspective
In the aftermath of the Mexican revolution, Mexico’s Departamento de la Estadística Nacional administered a census that would be unique among Mexico’s census counts administered between 1895 and 2005. In this new census, the Mexican...
Mexico’s Indigenous identity in the 2015 Intercensal Survey
Mexico’s 2015 Intercensal Survey In 2016, the Mexican government agency, Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática (INEGI), published the 2015 Intercensal Survey, which upgraded Mexico’s socio-demographic information to...
Dual Identity: The Indigenous Peoples Who Occupy the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
Los Fundadores: Finding Your Spanish Ancestors in México
Speakers of Foreign Languages in Mexico (1910-1950)
It has been a well-established fact that the long-lived dictatorship of General Porfirio Díaz (1876 — 1911) ushered in an era of significant Mexican immigration. During the Porfiriato, the Mexican government sponsored the influx of foreign capital...
