The History of Mexico in 16 Minutes

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The History of Mexico in 16 Minutes

The history of Mexico, similar to its upper neighbor of the United States, includes a significant period of colonization followed by a war for independence. After the Spaniards toppled the Aztec Empire in the 16th century, their influence spread throughout the region until the Napoleonic occupation of Spain complicated matters in the 1800s. A rebellion was inevitable as the Mexican people grew tired of their overbearing colonizers and finally reached their limit.

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Knowledgia

A statement made is wrong: Cortes never conquered Mexico since Mexico did not exist at that time, just the Aztec empire which had been occupying the central valley for hardly 200 years while severely oppressing all the tribes they could. We could say Mexico was born with its independence.

justahomosapiens

I can't even begin to tell the inaccuracies this video tells, it is so wrong, Moctezuma never tought Cortez was a God, in fact he told them to leave but Cortez pushed forward, Mexico was never colonized, it was in fact part of the Spanish empire, it wasn't a colony, the war for independance was in fact a war against the french imposed ruler and it was a war supporting the restoration of the original spanish monarchy, in the end the much weakened spanish spanish empire had so little power over new spain that it ended up becoming independent thanks to people that saw the opportunity to create a new mexican epire, wich ended up in the country of Mexico.

mariobro

Completely forgets the thousands of native alias who actually took down the Mexicas (not Aztecs)

tyrson

The Aztecs didn't call themselves Aztecs. They called themselves 'the machika'. That is why it is called 'Mexico' today (a latinization of 'Machika').

SpiderDiscord

3:37 fun fact, in Mexico City, the tree where Hernan Cortez cried under is still there, the event is also referred to “La Noche Victoriosa” “The Victorious Night”

richbandicoot

As a native Mexican and anthropologist (who specializes in Mesoamerica)…this video is physically painful to watch.
If I had 2 hours to spare, I’d sit here and itemize every single inaccurate bit of information.
Suffice to say— if you watch this video, please view it as strictly “entertainment” and not as “historically accurate”.
❤😂

glorygloryholeallelujah

I'm sorry. I've been a fan of your channel for a while, but this video was just poorly made. A lot of important stuff was just not talked about. I understand it's difficult to make a short video talking about the entire history of a country. Maybe you should make videos on smaller topics of the history of Mexico to make it justice.

GameCrafters

This such a disappointing video from a Chanel that usually makes so good content. Very poorly summary of 500 years. And it’s was so posed to be about Mexico, yet most of actually Mexican (that is independent Mexico) conflicts and wars were not even mentioned.
What a shame

tyrson

Some things are subjectively vague and misleading here. But I guess it's fine as an introduction for Americans. However a fundamental difference between the English and the Spanish In Terms of colonization that everyone should know: is that originally the Spanish Queen Isabella the Catholic ordered from start to Columbus that any native found in the new territory was to be treated as a subject of the crown and not a slave, thus the heavy Jesuit work with the natives, this had a long lasting effect, because the focus at the beginning was of integration. Not of extermination. This is why the largest part of the current Mexican population in Mexico is still brown. We were considered from the beginning, the Jesuit and other Catholic orders went in fact to such lengths and endeavours to learn and preserve the history and language of the Mesoamerican people, founding the very first University in the entire American continent that had in its first subjects the study of native languages. In contrast to the English and then American politics with the natives, mostly of extermination and then as tools in war.

mustardmarisa

Great video but as a Mexican I noticed mistakes:
1.-Juan o donuju signed the treaty of independence in September 27th
2.- Texas was nota country since you need a recognition but imdefacto terms it was

Gabo_Koopa

Wait, Cortés didn't arrive in Tabasco, he landed and founded the city of Veracruz, the oldest continental city built by Europeans.

FernandoGomez-hgrn

4:30 correction: the battle of otumba was before the retreat to tlaxcala, not afterwards.

y.r._

This is an extremely so fascinating history of Mexico which is one of my favourite nations ever even though, they lost the territories of Texas and California to United States, good friends!!!LONG LIVE MEXICO!!! 🇲🇽

depekthegreat

You spent nearly the whole video talking about Mexico's history before independence. That's like making a "summary of World War Two" video but talking entirely about WW1 and the interwar years

kaiseramadeus