Mexican articles

  • The Genius Mexican Composer History Forgot

    Juventino Rosas’ waltz “Sobre las Olas” (Over the Waves) is perhaps the most famous song of its generation. Now, more than 130 years after it was written, the tune still feels immediate—sweeping, dreamy, and above all, supremely sure-footed. Every note is both rooted and soaring, coaxing even the wallflowers to dance and sway. It is easily on par with his contemporary Johann Strauss Jr.’s masterwork “The Blue Danube”—to the point that Strauss Jr. is often mistakenly credited with having composed...

  • The assault on the Mexican embassy in Quito, Ecuador

    There is no doubt that the Ecuadorian assault on the Mexican Embassy in the capital Quito appears to be an…What to read next: I’m all in for Fallout | Forced divestiture is better than expanding regulation | The far-left takeover: working in childcare is a political act | The land that time (but not the government) forgot

  • Mexican President thanks Venezuela and Honduras for their decisions

    Mexico City, Apr 17 (Prensa Latina) President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador thanked on Wednesday the Governments of Venezuela and Honduras for their diplomatic decisions regarding Ecuador, after the assault on the Mexican Embassy in Quito. The post Mexican President thanks Venezuela and Honduras for their decisions first appeared on Prensa Latina.