ÿþ<html lang=eng> <head> <title> Mexico History - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System </title> <META NAME="Description" CONTENT="Mexico History - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System, immigration"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="Mexico , History, Maps,World,Fact,Book,Geography, Flags, Economy, Climate, Natural; Resources, Current; Issues, Agreements, Population, Ethnic, Divisions, Politics, Constitution, Legal, Social, Statistics, Political, System, Law, immigration"> <STYLE type="text/css"> A:link { color:#003399; } A:visited { color:#003399; } A:hover { color:red; } </STYLE> </head> <!-- <body bgcolor="#ffffcc" background="http://www.photius.com/wfb2001/geobgr2001.gif" bgproperties="fixed"> --> <body bgcolor="#ffffcc" background="http://www.photius.com/wfb1999/images/geobgr2.gif" bgproperties="fixed"> <a name="TOP"> </a> <center> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-7437757543052749"; google_ad_width = 468; google_ad_height = 60; google_ad_format = "468x60_as"; google_ad_type = "text_image"; google_ad_channel ="3822109163"; google_color_border = "B4D0DC"; google_color_bg = "ECF8FF"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center> <TABLE width="600" BORDER=0> <tr> <td ALIGN=left VALIGN=top width="150"> <br> . . <a href="http://www.theodora.com/flags"><img src="http://theodora.com/flags/new2/flag_logo.gif" border=1 align=middle alt="Flags of the World"></a> <a href="http://www.theodora.com/maps"><img src="http://photius.com/wfb1999/images/map.gif" border=1 align=middle alt="Maps of All Countries"></a> <font size="2" face="arial"> <b> <li><a href="http://www.theodora.com/wfb"><font color=brown>|Main INDEX|</font></a> <li><a href="http://www.photius.com/rankings/index.html"><font color=brown>Country Ranks</font></a> <ul> <li><a href="mexico_introduction.html">Introduction</a> <!-- <li><a href="mexico_history_index.html">History</a> --> <li>History</a> <li><a href="mexico_geography.html">Geography</a> <li><a href="mexico_people.html">People</a> <li><a href="mexico_government.html">Government</a><BR> </B>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="mexico_chiefs.html">Gov. 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HREF='mexico_history_ancient_mexico.html'>Ancient Mexico</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_aztec.html'>The Aztec</A> </UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_spanish_conquest.html'>The Spanish Conquest</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_new_spain.html'>New Spain</A> <UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_encomiendas.html'>Encomiendas</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_colonial_administration.html'>Colonial Administration</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_socioeconomic_structures.html'>Socioeconomic Structures</A> </UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_road_to_independence.html'>The Road to Independence</A> <UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_bourbon_reforms.html'>The Bourbon Reforms</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_early_discontent_criollos_and_clergy.html'>Early Discontent: Criollos and Clergy</A> </UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_wars_of_independence_1810_21.html'>Wars of Independence, 1810-21</A> <UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_hidalgo_and_morelos.html'>Hidalgo and Morelos</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_iturbide_and_the_plan_of_iguala.html'>Iturbide and the Plan of Iguala</A> </UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_empire_and_early_republic_1821_55.html'>Empire and Early Republic, 1821-55</A> <UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_abortive_empire_1821_23.html'>The Abortive Empire, 1821-23</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_federalist_republic_1824_36.html'>The Federalist Republic, 1824-36</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_centralism_and_the_caudillo_state_1836_55.html'>Centralism and the Caudillo State, 1836-55</A> <UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_constitution_of_1836.html'>The Constitution of 1836</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_loss_of_texas.html'>The Loss of Texas</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_mexican_american_war.html'>The Mexican-American War</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_treaty_of_guadalupe_hidalgo.html'>Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo</A> </UL></UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_reform_and_french_intervention_1855_67.html'>Reform and French Intervention, 1855-67</A> <UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_revolution_of_ayutla_and_the_reform_laws.html'>The Revolution of Ayutla and the Reform Laws</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_civil_war_and_the_french_intervention.html'>Civil War and the French Intervention</A> </UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_restoration_1867_76.html'>The Restoration, 1867-76</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_porfiriato_1876_1910.html'>The Porfiriato, 1876-1910</A> <UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_porfirian_modernization.html'>Porfirian Modernization</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_society_under_the_porfiriato.html'>Society under the Porfiriato</A> </UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_revolution_1910_20.html'>The Revolution, 1910-20</A> <UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_early_phase.html'>The Early Phase</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_maderos_government.html'>Madero's Government</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_huerta_dictatorship.html'>The Huerta Dictatorship</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_constitution_of_1917.html'>The Constitution of 1917</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_carranzas_presidency.html'>Carranza's Presidency</A> </UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_constructive_phase_1920_40.html'>The Constructive Phase, 1920-40</A> <UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_obregón_presidency_1920_24.html'>The Obregón Presidency, 1920-24</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_calles_presidency_1924_28.html'>The Calles Presidency, 1924-28</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_maximato.html'>The Maximato</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_cardenismo_and_the_revolution_rekindled_1934_40.html'>Cardenismo and the Revolution Rekindled, 1934-40</A> </UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_from_revolution_to_governance_1940_82.html'>From Revolution to Governance, 1940-82</A> <UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_ávila_camachos_wartime_presidency_1940_46.html'>Ávila Camacho's Wartime Presidency, 1940-46</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_alemán_sexenio_1946_52.html'>The Alemán Sexenio, 1946-52</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_ruiz_cortines_sexenio_1952_58.html'>The Ruiz Cortines Sexenio, 1952-58</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_lópez_mateos_and_the_return_to_revolutionary_policies_1958_64.html'>López Mateos and the Return to Revolutionary Policies, 1958-64</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_authoritarianism_unveiled_1964_70.html'>Authoritarianism Unveiled, 1964-70</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_reconciliation_and_redistribution_1970_76.html'>Reconciliation and Redistribution, 1970-76</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_recovery_and_relapse_1976_82.html'>Recovery and Relapse, 1976-82</A> </UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_crisis_begins_1982.html'>"The Crisis" Begins, 1982</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_to_the_brink_and_back_1982_88.html'>To the Brink and Back, 1982-88</A> <UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_de_la_madrid_sexenio_1982_88.html'>The de la Madrid Sexenio, 1982-88</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_united_states_and_the_crisis_in_mexico.html'>The United States and the Crisis in Mexico</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_economic_hardship.html'>Economic Hardship</A> </UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_carlos_salinas_de_gortari_economic_liberalization_political_indecision.html'>Carlos Salinas de Gortari: Economic Liberalization, Political Indecision</A> <UL><LI><A HREF='mexico_history_the_passing_of_the_torch_1987_88.html'>The Passing of the Torch, 1987-88</A> <LI><A HREF='mexico_history_president_salinas.html'>President Salinas</A> </UL></UL></UL></font> <BR> <P> <font size = "-2"><B> NOTE: The information regarding Mexico on this page is re-published from The Library of Congress Country Studies. 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