mexico

José Vasconcelos,
The “Cosmic Race”

José Vasconcelos, Mexican educator, politician, essayist, and philosopher, whose five-volume autobiography is one of the…

Gus Garcia,
Setting The Tone

Gustavo "Gus" C. Garcia was a Mexican-American civil rights attorney and the first Mexican-American to…

Miguel Hidalgo,
Founder of Mexico

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (May 8, 1753–July 30, 1811) is today remembered as the…

Mario Molina:
Discovers CFCs

The first Mexican-born scientist to win a Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Mario Molina discovered the…

Hernán Cortés,
Ruthless Conquistador

Hernán Cortés (1485–December 2, 1547) was a Spanish conquistador responsible for the audacious, brutal conquest…

Samuel Ramos,
Mexican Soul

Mexican philosopher and thinker, was Professor of aesthetics and history of philosophy in the University…

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Born circa November 12, 1651, in San Miguel Nepantla, Tepetlixpa, Mexico, Juana Inés de la…

Héctor P. García,
Recognizing WWII Veterans

Physician and pioneering activist Héctor P. García was once described as "a man who in…