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Top 20 curiosities and historical details of the Day of the Dead that you may not have known.
The Meaning of the Day of the Dead: Identity, Memory and Continuity
The Day of the Dead in post-revolutionary art and education
Regional Day of the Dead Celebrations: from Patzcuaro to Mixquic, the diversity of the tradition
From the Days of the Souls to the Day of the Dead: how a tradition became a national symbol
How the humorous vision of death originated: skulls, catrinas and Mexican popular humor.
Day of the Dead altars and ofrendas: symbols of the reunion between the living and the dead
From evangelization to syncretism: the Days of the Souls in New Spain (predecessor of the modern Day of the Dead)
The Mesoamerican origin of the cult of the dead: predecessor of the Day of the Dead
The visit to the Tribunal of the Holy Office in New Spain (1645-1662): denunciations, abuses and sentences.
The crisis and reactivation of the Inquisition in New Spain: conflicts, town councils and the edict of 1643.
The first autos de fe in New Spain: corsairs, judaizers and martyrs of the Inquisition.
Blasphemies and punishments in the Inquisition of New Spain: ordinances, sentences and excommunications.
The inquisitorial process against Francisca Núñez de Carvajal: torment, faith and suffering.
The Tribunal of the Holy Office in New Spain: origins, oaths and autos de fe (oaths and autos de fe)
The organization and procedures of the Inquisition in the New Spain.
Episcopal Inquisition in New Spain: Indians, Protestants and banned books
Early Inquisitors in New Spain: Franciscans, Dominicans and early autos de fe
Inquisitorial Legislation in New Spain: A Brief Introduction
Origins of the Inquisition in New Spain: from the religious control to the first autos de fe (acts of faith)
Origins of the Spanish Inquisition: the antecedent of the New Spain.
Testimonies of visionary nuns in New Spain: revelations, demons and souls in purgatory.
Popular Religiosity in New Spain: from the Virgin of Guadalupe to the frustrated saints.
The most influential bishops of New Spain: from Zumárraga to Palafox
The internal wars of the Church in New Spain: Secular clergy vs. religious orders.
How the Councils marked the course of the Church in New Spain
The clergy in New Spain: privileges and education
The Church and women in New Spain: convents, beaterios and recollections
How ecclesiastical power functioned in New Spain: patronage, clergy and parishes
Lawsuits between viceroys and archbishops in New Spain in the 17th century
Rebellions and conspiracies of Castilians (Spaniards) in New Spain during the 16th century
African slaves and African descendants in New Spain: forgotten rebellions and conspiracies
The indigenous uprising of 1660 in Tehuantepec (Guadalcázar) due to abuses of the alcalde mayor
Indigenous resistance in the viceroyalty of New Spain: conspiracies, rebellions and uprisings (16th and 17th centuries).
Uprisings and mutinies in New Spain: indigenous, Creole and popular rebellions.
The 5 most impressive baroque temples in Mexico City
The French threat in the north of the viceroyalty: the fort of San Luis and the novo-Hispanic response.
Missionary expansion in the viceregal north: Franciscans, Jesuits, and tensions
Foundations made with allied indigenous peoples in New Spain
The Mixtón War: indigenous resistance against viceroyalty expansion
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado and the expedition to Cíbola: from the golden myth to the arid territory.
Viceroyal foundations in northern New Spain: mining, roads and Chichimeca frontier
The persistent myth of the Seven Cities of Gold: between reality, obsession, and resistance.
The taking of possession in New Spain ritual, symbolism and justification of dominion.
Ginés Vázquez del Mercado and the hill that was not silver (1552)
Juan de Oñate and the hard beginnings of New Mexico: ambitions, resistance and uprooting
Luis de Carbajal and the foundation of the Nuevo Reino de León: power, frontier and dissent (1579-1589)
Tristán de Luna y Arellano: shipwrecks, deceptions and failure in La Florida (1559)
Territorial expansion in the origins of New Spain: alliances, exploration, and resistance
Francisco de Ibarra; foundations, mines and lawsuits in Nueva Vizcaya
The Seven Cities of Gold: The Myth Born with Fray Marcos de Niza and the Exploration of the North
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and the origin of new expeditions: between shipwrecks, healing, and survival
Town councils and city councils in New Spain: local power and urban representation
Codes, compilations, and legal doctrine of the viceregal government
Visits and residency trials in New Spain: control and supervision of viceregal authorities
The Catholic Church in New Spain: evangelization, power and tensions.
Indigenous government under the viceregal regime: cabildos, caciques and traditional authorities
Protection of indigenous peoples in the viceroyalty the viceroy as father of the natives
Government in the provinces of New Spain: alcaldes mayores, corregidores and lieutenants
The Royal Court of Mexico: justice, power and authority conflicts
Martín Enríquez de Almansa: government instructions from New Spain.
Antonio de Mendoza the first viceroy and the powers of royal power in New Spain.
The viceroy of New Spain: functions, limits and political tensions.
Viceroys of New Spain: complete list from 1535 to 1821
The central apparatus of power in the viceroyalty of New Spain
The path of a pochteca (Mexica trader)
Mexica trade routes, markets and the emerging strength of the Pochtecs
Mexica agricultural work labor diversity in the countryside
The property regime in the Mexica lordship: power, prestige and social norms
Possession of land among the Mexica: territorial organization, rules and usufruct
Economic production and use of natural resources in the Mexica lordship
Mexica farming techniques and implements ingenuity without beasts or wheels
Mexican forces and relations of production
Main groups and civilizations that shaped the Mesoamerican Postclassic period
Archaeology and written testimonies the double bridge to the Mesoamerican past
Why is the Postclassic period considered more historical? A look at the written testimonies of Mesoamerica.
The language of ceramics at Teotihuacan and Xochicalco: what the fragments of the past reveal to us
Discovering Teotihuacan: Calendars, Glyphs and Funerary Rituals
What was the Postclassic Period in Mesoamerica? A new stage of changes and transformations
Manuel Tolsá the neoclassical architect who left his mark in Mexico
Mexico City the ancient city of water
French footprints in Mexico City
Ditches, canals and aqueducts of Mexico City
Temple of St. Hippolytus
Diego Rivera's murals
Distrust and fear of vaccination in Mexico during the 19th century
Bucareli Historical Tour: Discover the Magic of Bucareli in a Unique Stroll
San Carlos Academy
First hospitals in the historic center of Mexico City and the Americas
Banknotes of the Mexican Revolution
Curious details about the September 16 military parade in Mexico
Santa teresa la nueva
3D reconstruction of Tenochtitlan
San Fernando Pantheon Museum
Casa Rivas Mercado: An Architectural Treasure in Mexico City
History of República de Cuba Street
Details about the September 16 celebrations
Footprint of Afro-descendants in Mexico
Lakes, canals and irrigation ditches in Mexico City and Tenochtitlán
A brief history of the Pulquerías
The Great Mexico City Flood of 1951
Santo Domingo Church in Mexico City
Sunrise in Xochimilco, a magic experience