Arbol de la Noche Triste: Mexico City
The tree under which Hernán Cortés cried after suffering severe losses in a battle against the Aztecs in 1520. Under cover of darkness and rainfall, the Spanish army, along with its indigenous allies, began to retreat towards Tlacopan (Tacuba). However, they were spotted fleeing by the Aztec sentries positioned on the heights of Teocalli, who raised the battle cry on their shell horns. The pathway over the lake towards Tlacopan was cut in various sections and too narrow to permit a quick flight. Furthermore, the burdensome supplies carried by the Iberians made passage over the muddy ground even more difficult. As a result, the Aztecs, who attack from the lake itself in thousands of small boats, were able to take a heavy toll on the invading army. When Cortés saw the price he had paid to abandon Tenochtitlán, he wept bitterly under a tree, now known as de la Noche Triste, or the Tree of the Sad Night. And if what they say is true, this is the same ahuehuete (a large, burly tree with course dark bark) whose dried trunk is preserved in a small garden in the Colonia Popotla neighborhood.
Tule Tree( Arbol del Tule): Oaxaca City
Arbol del Tule is Mexico's most famous tree, and some say the world's largest single biomass. The Tule tree and its environs comprise a unique natural monument, an attraction for locals and visitors alike. These massive trees can live up to 2,000 years. Of the eight tule trees in this locality, the one known as El Arbol del Tule is the oldest and largest, with a circumference of about 54 m/177 ft. Near the City of Oaxaca, in the town of Santa Maria del Tule, there are 8 great ahuehuetes (Taxodium mucronatum). One of
Thirty miles east of Tlaxcala on Route 136 is Huamantla, an attractive little town (population 32,500). The Museo Nacional de Tfteres (puppet museum) is on Parque Juarez. It has nine rooms of puppets from around the world. ■Tue-Sat, 1000-1400, 1600-1800, US$1, students and children US$0.50. Camera US$2.50. Videos by prior arrangement. Parroquia de San Luis Obispo, Parque Juarez, lots of gold inside. Also on Parque Juarez is the Templo Franciscano, with interesting ceil¬ing paintings, side chapels and a high altar screen painted to look like green marble.
The eve of the feast of the Assumption, 14 August, is known locally
UPDATE 3-Mexico's Televisa bids for Spanish TV license
Grupo Televisa, the world's top producer of Spanish-language programming, is bidding for a license to operate broadcast television in Spain, expanding its reach to tap a 2.7 billion euro ($2.24 billion) advertising market.
Televisa (TV.N: Quote, Profile, Research) (TLEVISACPO.MX: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it teamed with a group of investors for a concession granted by the Spanish government that would give them access to one analog and two digital channels with national coverage.
"Televisa will have a stake of 40 percent in the consortium, while a group of Spanish investors led by Grupo
Tlaxcala is the name of both a state in Tlaxcala and that state's capital city. This article is about the city.
The city of Tlaxcala is the capital and chief center of population of the Mexican state of the same name. The city is located at 19°31′ N 98°24′ W and it reported a population of 73,184 in the 2000 census.
The city, though originally settled by native peoples, was officially "founded" in 1520 by Hernán Cortés – with whom they had an alliance against their former Aztec oppressors.
The city of Durango (formally: Victoria de Durango) is the capital of the state of Durango, Mexico, located at 24°03′ N 104°67′ W.
The city was founded in 1563. In the Spanish colonial era it was the capital of the Nueva Viscaya province of New Spain, including the present day Mexican states of Durango and Chihuahua.
In 2003 the city of Durango, Durango, had a population of 430,000 people.
Mexico City: great dining, shopping, museums and history
What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may want to visit.
Victor Bustamante, 35, is a native of Mexico City, where he is in charge of the Latin American finance department for U.S.-based Bovis Lend Lease.
Q. Mexico City and New York City are close in population. New York has distinctive neighborhoods; is Mexico City like that?
A. The cities aren't comparable in that way. Mexico doesn't have too much in-migration compared to
The city of Puebla – known more formally as "Heróica Puebla de Zaragoza" or less formally as "La Angelópolis" or "Puebla de los Ãngeles" – is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of the same name, and the fourth largest city in Mexico. It is a vibrant city where the old and the new meet: high-tech industries and talavera artisans' handicraft shops; recently built skyscrapers and majestic 400-year old colonial architecture.
Puebla City is located in the valley of the same name, surrounded by volcanoes and snow-capped mountains, just over 110 km south-east of Mexico City. It has
Cuernavaca is the capital city of the state of Morelos in Mexico. The city is also the municipal seat of the municipality of Cuernavaca.
Cuernavaca is known as "the city of eternal spring" because of its consistent 27°C year-round weather. This city has always been a popular vacation destination for people from the Mexico City valley, from the Aztec kings, to the Spaniards and now the rich and famous.
This condition has added historical value to the city. Here you can find examples of ancient Aztec and Teotihuacano cultures and of colonial buildings such as the Palacio de Cortés. Cuernavaca has historical
León (formally: León de las Aldamas) is the most populous city in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. It was founded on 20 January 1576. The city of León is located at 21°12′ N 101°69′ W.
In 2003 the estimated population was about 1,068,000 people reaching up to 1,235,000 in the Metropolitan Area. León, once the second-most populous city in Mexico (now the sixth), was founded in 1576. Today, the city boasts of being "the leather capital" of Mexico. It produces large quantities of boots, belts, jackets, and other leather accessories to both the individual consumer and businesses. It is located roughly
Mexico's Grupo TMM Sells 18 Mln Kansas City Shares
Grupo TMM SA, Mexico's largest transportation company, said it sold 18 million shares of Kansas City Southern common stock at $22.25 a share, about 10 percent lower than the U.S. railway's closing price yesterday.
Mexico City-based Grupo TMM said in a statement on Business Wire today that it sold the stock to Morgan Stanley and will apply the proceeds toward debt. Kansas City Southern shares fell 32 cents to $24.68 yesterday in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.
Kansas City Southern, based in Kansas City, Missouri, said separately it would offer 9
