Ethnic Identity

Indigenous Northeastern Mexico: The Ancestors of the Tejanos

Los Fundadores: Finding Your Spanish Ancestors in México

Mexican Politics: Part 3 (1846 to 1876)

Mexican Politics: Part 2 (1822 to 1855)

Mexican Politics: Part 1 (The Struggle for Independence)

A Century of Turmoil: Mexico’s Social and Political Process
The Spanish Empire got off to a bad start at the beginning of the Nineteenth Century. In addition to her Caribbean, Central American, and Mexican possessions, Spain had gained possession of France's extensive Louisiana territory in 1769....

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...

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...

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...

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...