Benito Juarez
I have always admired Benito Juarez! To me he was like David and Goliath. His life story was very similar to the life of Abraham Lincoln. They were contemporaries and faced similar struggles. Benito Juárez,...
Holiday Connections. World A Fiesta in the Making
Maximilian I Emperor of Mexico 1864 – 1867
This month I revisited one of the most controversial characters in the history of Mexico.I am talking about Maximilian Archiduke of Austria, Emperor of Mexico. He has been portrayed as an infamous character, yet when...
Alexander von Humboldt and “Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain”
Ralph Waldo Emerson described Humboldt as “one of those wonders of the world”—a scholar whose interests spanned astronomy, botany, chemistry, economics, geography, geology, physics, politics and zoology; a man who, even today, has more species...
Cinco de Mayo – Alexander Von Humboldt – Napoleon III
Most Americans learn about the battle of “Cinco de Mayo” at school, and mistake it for the Mexican war for independence. The events that trigger this battle involved many interesting characters, countries, and stories that...
Eid al-Fitr on Monday, May 2. 2022
Eid al-Fitr feast marks the ending of a month long fasting during Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr, means the “Festival of the Breaking of the Fast.” Eid-ul-Fitr last for three days, Muslims pray the holiday prayer in...
