Project Gutenberg 2011-06-15 Public domain in the USA. 90 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Mexiko De Aarde en haar volken, Jaargang 1865 Reading ease score: 48.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ "Mexiko" by Anonymous is a historical account that was probably written in the mid-19th century. This work provides a detailed exploration of Mexico's ancient civilizations, particularly focusing on the Toltecs and Aztecs, their achievements in various cultural and scientific fields, as well as the historical events leading up to Mexico's struggles for independence from Spanish rule. The author delves into the architectural marvels of the past, the impact of European colonization, and the social dynamics within Mexican society. The opening of the text introduces the reader to the ancient civilizations of Mexico, particularly highlighting the advancements made by the Toltecs and Aztecs in crafts, the arts, and sciences long before European arrival. It discusses significant contributions such as architecture, including pyramidal constructions and unique agricultural practices. The narrative raises significant themes of cultural loss through colonization, notably the destruction of invaluable manuscripts and artworks, alongside the brutal practices of the Aztec religion. This historical backdrop sets the stage for understanding the profound changes Mexico faced during and after the Spanish conquest, leading into the independence movement and exploring the challenges of governance and social unrest that would follow in the years to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Mexico -- Description and travel F1201 Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 138925 138843 2024-12-15T12:34:31.193904 2023-09-16T05:20:09.681718 text/html text/html 133583 2011-06-15T11:40:12 text/html; charset=us-ascii 2129299 2011-06-15T11:40:16 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 2248167 2024-12-15T12:34:38.556892 application/epub+zip 2247818 2024-12-15T12:34:34.502062 application/epub+zip 115120 2024-12-15T12:34:32.597900 application/epub+zip 2315589 2024-12-15T12:34:41.315895 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2299569 2024-12-15T12:34:37.245861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169750 2022-09-16T15:29:25.974014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104617 104527 2024-12-15T12:34:30.275940 2023-09-16T05:20:08.955704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 104485 2011-06-15T11:40:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 41345 2011-06-15T11:40:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19640 2024-12-15T12:34:41.490841 application/rdf+xml 8456 2024-12-15T12:34:33.156876 image/jpeg 2282 2024-12-15T12:34:32.873877 image/jpeg 2196963 2024-12-15T12:34:31.278928 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia