252 résultats pour "mexico"

• Aillaud Émile, 1902-1988, né à Mexico, architecte français.

• Paz Octavio, 1914-1998, né à Mexico, écrivain mexicain.

• Franklin Pierce.

  At the end of the war, Pierce returned home to his wife and six-year-old son. His law partnership had been dissolved, and he took a new partner. The new firm, like theold one, was highly successful. D Elder Statesman Pierce was by nature a politician. Although still in his early forties, as a retired U.S. senator he became New Hampshire's elder statesman and head of a group of lawyer-politicians called the Concord Clique, or the Regency. The group controlled the state's Democratic Party. Pierce...

• Franklin Pierce

  At the end of the war, Pierce returned home to his wife and six-year-old son. His law partnership had been dissolved, and he took a new partner. The new firm, like theold one, was highly successful. D Elder Statesman Pierce was by nature a politician. Although still in his early forties, as a retired U.S. senator he became New Hampshire's elder statesman and head of a group of lawyer-politicians called the Concord Clique, or the Regency. The group controlled the state's Democratic Party. Pierce...

• Carrillo (Julián) Compositeur mexicain (Ahualulco, San Luis Potosí, 1875 - Mexico, 1965).

• Histoire du Mexique

  APRÈS TROIS SIÈCLES DE COLONISATION 1821 1847 1910 1917 L'indépendance Le traité Début La nouvelle Constitution est de Guadalupe de la est votée proclamée est signé Révolution 1919 1929 1946 Création du PNR Création du PRI 1994 Insurrection zapatiste dans le Chiapas 2000 Vicente Fox accède à la présidence de la République Le Mexique ibérien Les révolutions américaine puis françoise , les tensions entre f---------- ---,------- ------,-------------,...

• expose espagnol

  Tunez = los tunecinos Argelia = los argelinos Complément de vocabulaire : La inmigración : l’immigration Los inmigrados Los chicanos (mexicanos inmigrados en los EEUU) Los clandestinos - los ilegales - los sin papeles - los sin techo (SDF) México : los alambristas (qui passent le mur) - los espaldas mojadas (qui traversent le Río Grande) los coyotes (les passeurs) - la Migra (police des frontières) Los alambres...

• Tenochtitlan - historia.

  Chinampas aztecasCon el término chinampa se designa en México a un huerto flotante situado sobre una laguna y en el que se cultivan flores yhortalizas. Los aztecas, antiguos pobladores del territorio mexicano, llevaron a cabo en esos jardines una horticultura intensiva pormedio de la cual ampliaban las extensiones de tierra firme. De hecho, la propia Tenochtitlan fue erigida por aquéllos en el siglo XIVsobre una isla del lago Texcoco.Gianni Dagli Orti/Corbis Más allá del Coatepantli (muro decora...

• la independencia de Nueva Espana

  población de Nueva España propusieron la separación de España. En este sentido, se empezó a discutir quede hacer con el gobierno después de que la Nueva España pasó al dominio de Francia. Básicamente se plantearon dos posiciones: en el ayuntamiento de la ciudad de México, los criollos sostenían que la soberanía recaía en el pueblo y, por lo tanto, los habitantes de Nueva España debían decidir cómo gobernarse, sin que alguien extraño interviniera. Esta era una manifestación del nacionalismo criol...

• Arte azteca.

  Escultura de XochipilliLa escultura en piedra de pequeño tamaño tuvo una gran importancia en el arte azteca. La escultura de Xochipilli (Museo Nacional deAntropología, México), sentada sobre un gran taburete recubierto de flores, representa de manera realista y majestuosa a la divinidadde la juventud, de la belleza, de las flores y de la música.John Bigelow Taylor/Archivo Fotografico Oronoz Era fundamentalmente monumental y aparecía asociada a las grandes construcciones arquitectónicas. Muy real...

• Arte azteca - historia.

  Escultura de XochipilliLa escultura en piedra de pequeño tamaño tuvo una gran importancia en el arte azteca. La escultura de Xochipilli (Museo Nacional deAntropología, México), sentada sobre un gran taburete recubierto de flores, representa de manera realista y majestuosa a la divinidadde la juventud, de la belleza, de las flores y de la música.John Bigelow Taylor/Archivo Fotografico Oronoz Era fundamentalmente monumental y aparecía asociada a las grandes construcciones arquitectónicas. Muy real...

• Bierce (Ambrose Gwinnet) Journaliste et nouvelliste américain (Meigs County, Ohio, 1842 - Mexico, 1914).

• Buñuel (Luis) Metteur en scène de cinéma espagnol (Calanda, Espagne, 1900 - Mexico, 1983).

• Le Mexique

  • Ainsi, du nord du pays jusqu'au tropique du Cancer, l'écart de température entre l'hiver et l'été est de l'ordre de 10 oc . Au sud de l'axe néovolcanique, l'amplitude thermique n'est plus que de 6 oc. Toutefois, au-dessus de 2 000 m d'altitude, l'amplitude thermique atteint 10 °C, même au sud du tropique du Cancer. • Les températures moyennes sont supérieures à 24 oC dans les zones d'humidités tropicales; comprises entre 20 et 24 oC sur les plate...

• Hernán Cortés - geografía.

  Hernán Cortés y Moctezuma IIEste grabado representa al conquistador español Hernán Cortés y al soberano azteca Moctezuma II.Historical Picture Archive/Corbis Estableció luego Cortés contacto con indígenas totonacas en Zempoala. Recibió también una primera embajada del soberano azteca Moctezuma II con grandes presentes dejoyas, oro, plumajes y varios atavíos. Según los testimonios indígenas que se conservan, Moctezuma, hondamente preocupado por las noticias que le llegaban de las costasdel golfo...

• Cocodrilo - ciencias de la naturaleza.

  hasta 9 m de largo. Esta especie vive en las aguas costeras de la India, el sur de China y Malaysia. Una especie más pequeña, el cocodrilo del Nilo, era reverenciado porciertas sectas egipcias antiguas y se han encontrado momias de cocodrilo en tumbas humanas. En nuestros días se ha cazado tanto esta especie que sólo quedan unospocos individuos en el bajo Nilo, pero aún es abundante en el alto Nilo y, hacia el sur, hasta el cabo de Buena Esperanza. En América hay cuatro especies de cocodrilos. E...

• Cholula 1 PRÉSENTATION Cholula, ville du centre du Mexique, dans l'État de Puebla, sur le plateau de l'Anáhuac, près de Mexico.

• Literatura hispanoamericana - idiomas.

  mexicano José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi. En ella, las aventuras de su protagonista enmarcan numerosas vistas panorámicas de la vida colonial, que contienen veladascríticas a la sociedad. La literatura y la política estuvieron íntimamente relacionadas durante este periodo en que los escritores asumieron actitudes similares a las de lostribunos republicanos de la antigua Roma. Desde sus inicios dan claras muestras de su preocupación por destacar los aspectos costumbristas de la realidad, así co...

• Literatura hispanoamericana - lengua y litteratura.

  mexicano José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi. En ella, las aventuras de su protagonista enmarcan numerosas vistas panorámicas de la vida colonial, que contienen veladascríticas a la sociedad. La literatura y la política estuvieron íntimamente relacionadas durante este periodo en que los escritores asumieron actitudes similares a las de lostribunos republicanos de la antigua Roma. Desde sus inicios dan claras muestras de su preocupación por destacar los aspectos costumbristas de la realidad, así co...

• Espagnol

  Devoir 1 – ES01-14 15 Attention  Collez l’étiquette codée ES01 – DEVOIR 01 sur la 1 re page de votre devoir. Si vous ne l’avez pas reçue, écrivez le code ES01 – DEVOIR 01, ainsi que vos nom et prénom. Important  La saisie informatisée des devoirs ne permet aucune erreur de code.  Veuillez réaliser ce devoir après avoir étudié la séquence 1. à envoyer à la correction D evoir 1 ➠ Pour répondre aux différentes questions de ce devoir, soignez particulièrement la richesse de votre...

• Corn - biology.

  small larvae of the cucumber beetles feed on the root system of the developing plants. VII PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION World output of corn at the beginning of the 21 st century was about 603 million metric tons annually; in volume of production, corn ranked first, ahead of rice and wheat. A net gain of about 51 percent in production was realized during the last two decades; intensive cultivation with heavy use of fertilizer and herbicides wasresponsible for the increase. The United States is t...

• Descubrimientos y exploraciones - geografía.

  4 EDAD MEDIA Kublai Kan y Marco PoloEsta imagen francesa del siglo XV muestra a Kublai Kan, emperador de la dinastía Yuan de China, ofreciendo su sello de oro a losPolo. El famoso relato de Marco Polo sobre su trabajo al servicio de Kublai Kan fue el primer precedente importante de un contactoentre China y la Europa cristiana. El propio Kublai finalizó la conquista de China y se interesó por la cultura de este país.Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris/Bridgeman Art Library, London/New York Durante la...

• John Tyler.

  A “His Accidency” Tyler was summoned to Washington, D.C., as acting president. The Constitution seemed unclear as to whether Tyler should now merely assume the duties of thepresident until new elections were held, or whether he should in fact assume the office of president. Tyler chose the latter view and on April 6 had himself sworn in aspresident. This procedure, later taken for granted, exposed Tyler to much censure and abuse. Throughout his term, Whigs and Democrats alike denounced his acti...

• John Tyler

  A “His Accidency” Tyler was summoned to Washington, D.C., as acting president. The Constitution seemed unclear as to whether Tyler should now merely assume the duties of thepresident until new elections were held, or whether he should in fact assume the office of president. Tyler chose the latter view and on April 6 had himself sworn in aspresident. This procedure, later taken for granted, exposed Tyler to much censure and abuse. Throughout his term, Whigs and Democrats alike denounced his acti...

• New York (city) - geography.

  Concourse are particularly prized, because the apartment buildings are well kept and the public parks are easily accessible. City Island retains the charm of a small fishingvillage. Parts of the Bronx, however, fell victim to decay and abandonment, especially between 1970 and 1980, when the population of the borough fell by 20 percent. The low pointoccurred in 1976, when future U.S. president Jimmy Carter compared the South Bronx to the bombed-out German city of Dresden after World War II (1939-...

• Seal (mammal) - biology.

  remote lakes by swimming thousands of kilometers up rivers from the Arctic Ocean. A few other species such as ringed seals and harbor seals have been found livingyear-round in lakes and rivers near the coasts of Russia, Canada, and Alaska. IV DIET OF SEALS Most seals eat fish and sometimes squid. The leopard seal, an Antarctic species, may have the most diverse diet of all, commonly hunting penguins and other seabirds,smaller seals, as well as fish, squid, krill (small shrimplike crustaceans),...

• New France - Canadian History.

  the colony now consisted of a governor-general, an intendant , and a Sovereign Council, all located at Québec, with local governors at Trois-Rivières and Montréal, and law courts for all three districts. The senior official was the governor-general, responsible for military matters and for relations with the indigenous nations and theEnglish colonies. The intendant, a noble trained in law, was the official responsible for civil affairs: justice, law enforcement, and the maintenance of the colon...

• Immigration.

  1655, only to lose all of their North American colonies to the British in 1664. These early colonies were often quite cosmopolitan, drawing settlers from many nations.When the English seized New Amsterdam, the city was home to perhaps 1500 residents, including Walloons, Huguenots, Swedes, Dutchmen, and African Americans. C The French and Spanish The French and Spanish also established colonies in North America. The Spanish established the oldest permanent European settlement in Saint Augustine,...

• Immigration - U.

  1655, only to lose all of their North American colonies to the British in 1664. These early colonies were often quite cosmopolitan, drawing settlers from many nations.When the English seized New Amsterdam, the city was home to perhaps 1500 residents, including Walloons, Huguenots, Swedes, Dutchmen, and African Americans. C The French and Spanish The French and Spanish also established colonies in North America. The Spanish established the oldest permanent European settlement in Saint Augustine,...

• Jefes de Estado de México NOMBRE JEFATURA Regencia 1821-1822 Agustín de Iturbide (Agustín I) 1822-1823 1</entity> 1823-1824 Guadalupe

  Luis Echeverría Álvarez 1970-1976 José López Portillo 1976-1982 Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado 1982-1988 Carlos Salinas de Gortari 1988-1994 Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León 1994-2000 Vicente Fox Quesada 2000-2006 Felipe Calderón 2006- 1 Gobierno provisional integrado por NicolásBravo, Guadalupe Victoria y Pedro CelestinoNegrete 2 Integrada por Pedro Vélez, Luis Quintanary Lucas Alamán 3 Provisional, en ausencia de Santa Anna 4 Asumió la presidencia de la República en1848 frente a los conservadores, d...

• Aillaud (Émile) Architecte français (Mexico, 1902 - Paris, 1988), créateur, notamment, d'espaces urbains vivants qui s'intègrent au site (ensemble des Courtilières à Pantin-Bobigny).

• Rattlesnake - biology.

  Rattlesnakes are declining in number. The greatest threat to their survival is the destruction of their habitats. Snakes also suffer when their habitats are divided intofragments separated by roads, farms, housing developments, and shopping malls, making it harder for them to find mates, food, and breeding sites. In addition, tensof thousands of rattlesnakes are collected and killed each year by hunters who sell their patterned skin so that it can be made into such products as boots, ties, andbe...

• Oerter Wins Third Gold Medal.

  Few expected Oerter to show up for the qualifying rounds. Nevertheless he did, with several parts of his 6-foot-4-inch, 270-pound body wrapped in tape, packed inice, and numbed with Novocain. After doffing his neck brace, he propelled the discus a miraculous 198 ft 7.5 in (60.5 m) in his first effort, achieving anotherOlympic record. Wrenched with pain, Oerter told a teammate before the start of the final round that his only chance to win was with a strong first throw. His initial effort, ho...

• Bullfighting.

  V THE GREAT MATADORS Ranking the great matadors is highly subjective. Most aficionados would agree, however, that the following names must be included in any list of the modern greats:Rodolfo Gaona, Armillita (Fermín Espinosa), and Arruza, of Mexico; and Belmonte, Manolete, and Antonio Ordoñez, of Spain. Few South Americans have made an impacton the international bullfighting world. Although several North Americans have attempted careers as matadors, only Sidney Franklin and John Fulton Short m...

• Central America - Geography.

  F Animal Life Most of the animal life of Central America is similar to that of South America, but some animals have ties with North America. The marley and opossum have links withSouth America, as do the jaguar, ocelot, jaguarundi, and margay, which are members of the cat family. In contrast, the puma, gray fox, and coyote are of NorthAmerican origin. The armadillo, anteater, and sloth have ties to the south, deer to the north. The large manatee, an aquatic plant eater, survives in the isolated...

• Latin American Independence.

  be inferior and were not permitted a university education. In the lowest caste were the African slaves. As the Spanish monarchy tried to increase its authority, it was hampered by the power of the Catholic Church. The church, including various religious orders, hadacquired great wealth, including large holdings of land, in the colonies. The Jesuit order especially had gained extraordinary wealth and political influence, and it alsocontrolled much of the university and high school education in th...

• Eagle - biology.

  States, is a member of this group found only in North America. It is named for its snow-white head. However, the name bald does not refer to a lack of feathers but comes instead from an outdated word meaning marked with white, as in piebald. The adult bald eagle is blackish brown, with a white head and tail. Its bill, legs, and feet are bright yellow. The bill, which is longer and heavier than the gray bill of golden eagles, is useful for piercing the skin of fish. Bald eagles vary in size....

• Blacks in Latin America.

  Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean the slave population declined at the astonishing rate of 2 to 4 percent a year; thus, by the time slavery was abolished, theoverall slave population in many places was far less than the total number of slaves imported. The British colony of Jamaica, for example, imported more than 600,000slaves during the 18th century; yet, in 1838, the slave population numbered little more than 300,000. The French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti)imported mo...

• Guatemala - country.

  C Climate The climate of Guatemala varies according to elevation, from hot coastal plains to cold mountain heights. Most of the population lives between 900 and 2,400 m (3,000and 8,000 ft) above sea level, where there are warm days and cool nights with average annual temperatures of 20°C (68°F). The coastal regions are hot and humid,with average annual temperatures of 28°C (83°F). A rainy season, from May through October, is sometimes called “winter” because it brings cloudy afternoons andlower...

• First Americans.

  bones and artifacts helped 19th-century archaeologists establish the age of ancient human encampments in Europe. Yet, search as they might, American archaeologists found no comparable evidence of a Pleistocene-era human presence. But several sites revealed stone artifacts thatsome scholars believed looked similar to the ancient stone tools found in Europe. On the basis of this similarity, these experts claimed the American artifacts must be asold. By the 1890s, however, other scholars had challe...

• First Americans - Canadian History.

  bones and artifacts helped 19th-century archaeologists establish the age of ancient human encampments in Europe. Yet, search as they might, American archaeologists found no comparable evidence of a Pleistocene-era human presence. But several sites revealed stone artifacts thatsome scholars believed looked similar to the ancient stone tools found in Europe. On the basis of this similarity, these experts claimed the American artifacts must be asold. By the 1890s, however, other scholars had challe...

• Museum.

  History museums are dedicated to promoting a greater appreciation and knowledge of history and its importance to understanding the present and anticipating thefuture. They range from historic sites and small historic house museums to large, encyclopedic institutions such as the Smithsonian’s National Museum of AmericanHistory in Washington, D.C. Many cities and states have historical societies that operate museums or historic sites. History museums usually collect a wide range ofobjects, includi...

• Georgia (state) - geography.

  B Rivers and Lakes Most of the rivers of Georgia drain eastward to the Atlantic Ocean proper or southward to the Gulf of Mexico. Only a few flow northward to the Tennessee River, which isa major tributary of the Mississippi River. Most of the rivers flowing to the coasts are navigable by barges and small craft as far upstream as the Fall Line. The major river flowing to the Atlantic is the Savannah River, which, with the Tugaloo River, one of its headwaters, forms most of the state’s eastern bo...

• Georgia (state) - USA History.

  B Rivers and Lakes Most of the rivers of Georgia drain eastward to the Atlantic Ocean proper or southward to the Gulf of Mexico. Only a few flow northward to the Tennessee River, which isa major tributary of the Mississippi River. Most of the rivers flowing to the coasts are navigable by barges and small craft as far upstream as the Fall Line. The major river flowing to the Atlantic is the Savannah River, which, with the Tugaloo River, one of its headwaters, forms most of the state’s eastern bo...

• American Civil War.

  free state to keep the balance in the Senate. It also provided that slavery would be excluded from the still unorganized part of the Louisiana Territory. A line was drawnfrom Missouri’s southern boundary, at the latitude of 36°30’, and slavery would not be allowed in the territory north of that line,with the exception of Missouri. B Compromise of 1850 Agitation against slavery continued in the North. The South reacted by defending it ever more strongly. The Mexican War, by which the United Stat...

• American Civil War - U.

  free state to keep the balance in the Senate. It also provided that slavery would be excluded from the still unorganized part of the Louisiana Territory. A line was drawnfrom Missouri’s southern boundary, at the latitude of 36°30’, and slavery would not be allowed in the territory north of that line,with the exception of Missouri. B Compromise of 1850 Agitation against slavery continued in the North. The South reacted by defending it ever more strongly. The Mexican War, by which the United Stat...

• Louisiana - geography.

  lakes are on the Red River and its tributaries. In addition, small oxbow lakes are numerous in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Oxbow lakes are formed when a river cutsthrough the neck of one of its loops, or meanders, thus establishing a shorter course and leaving the former loop as a lake separate from the river. Louisiana also hassome artificially created reservoirs. C Coastline Louisiana’s long and irregular coastline extends along the Gulf of Mexico from the Pearl River on the east to the S...

• Louisiana - USA History.

  lakes are on the Red River and its tributaries. In addition, small oxbow lakes are numerous in the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Oxbow lakes are formed when a river cutsthrough the neck of one of its loops, or meanders, thus establishing a shorter course and leaving the former loop as a lake separate from the river. Louisiana also hassome artificially created reservoirs. C Coastline Louisiana’s long and irregular coastline extends along the Gulf of Mexico from the Pearl River on the east to the S...

• Mesoamérica - historia.

  Entre el 5000 y el 3000 a.C. la agricultura como dedicación exclusiva reemplazó a la caza y la recolección en Mesoamérica, y la gente comenzó a vivir en pobladospermanentes. Algunas áreas con recursos naturales abundantes podían mantener poblaciones estables que no tenían que recurrir a la agricultura. Por ejemplo, en las tierrasbajas ribereñas del golfo de México y el océano Pacífico, la vida sedentaria se basaba en la pesca y el marisqueo. Algunas regiones montañosas —como el valle de México,m...

• El Salvador - country.

  III PEOPLE The Spanish subjugated the native population of El Salvador in the 16th century. Few Spanish women came to the country, however, so many Spanish men took NativeAmerican women as their mates. Today nearly 90 percent of the population is mestizo , of mixed European and Native American descent. People of purely Native American descent represent about 5 to 10 percent of the population, while people of European descent represent only about 1 percent. El Salvador’s population, 5.2 millio...