HistoricalMX
A project by Sam Houston State UniversityDesigned by the Honors College and History Department at Sam Houston State University, HistoricalMX highlights the distinctive people, places, and events that shaped modern Mexico. Viewers may learn about the region through our interactive, map-based interface, which includes historical stories, photographs, and oral interviews. All content on the site was contributed by students in the History Department at Sam Houston State University. Read more About Us
Featured Stories
The Pirates of Campeche
You are awakened by the sound of gunfire. You stumble outside to a night sky filled with the suffocating smell of smoke. More gunshots ring out in the distance, as a harmony of pained, panicked…
San Diego’s “Opportunity Exposition”
As visitors entered the gates of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition in San Diego, they heard “the deep notes of the outdoor organ, the trill of the birds in the tall trees, the cooing of doves in…
Religious Architecture in the Yucatán
It is a hot, sweltering day in Mani, a town that resides deep in the heart of the Yucatán. Crowds of indigenous Maya are entranced by the curious sounds of bells ringing as they proceed to their local…