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Food from Mexico is commonly enjoyed in America, such as tacos, burritos, and churros. Cowboys also originate in latin america, but rather than the gun wielding western warriors we portray them as, "vaqueros" were simply cattle herders and Ranch owners

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On my Mom's side of the family, her uncle Cirilo was the first to travel here to America in the 1970s, where he lives in Fresno to this day, working on farms in the area. On my Dad's side, his dad, my grandfather, came in the 1960s, to work but later went back to Mexico and continues living there. He encouraged my dad and my dad's siblings to come and live in America.

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After teaching all of you interesting facts about Mexico, I myself have learned while researching. The flag variants, meanings of the flag colors, the monuments, the different holidays and I even learned about past experiences by my parents.

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Ingredients
3 cups masa harina
1 tablespoon salt
2 cups warm water, or as needed
1 quart oil for frying
Steps
1. Whisk masa harina and salt together; stir enough water into mixture until dough is smooth and holds together. Form dough into 2-inch balls. Flatten each ball to a 1/2-inch thick circle.
2. Heat oil to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) in a deep-fryer or large saucepan.
3. Fry dough in the hot oil until sopes are just lightly browned, about 30 seconds per side. Remove sopes with tongs and place on a paper towel-lined plate; cool just until sopes can be handled. Pinch the edges of each sope together forming little 'boats'. Return to hot oil and fry until golden and cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes.
4. You can add beans, Shredded meat, vegetables, Mexican cheese, and Mexican cream

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Mexico has a tradition known as the quinceanera. This is a celebration/rite of passage of a girl turning 15 years old and preparing for adulthood.

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El Angel de la Independencia (The Angel of Independence) is a national monument representing peace built in Mexico City in 1910. It was built during Mexico's deceleration of independence on Spain. There's an inscription that reads "La Nación a los Héroes de la Independencia "("The Nation to the Heroes of Independence")

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Enrique Peña Nieto is the current president of Mexico who took office on December 1, 2012. In Mexico, Presidents are elected by voting just like here in America. Presidents have 6 year terms instead of 4 years but they can't serve 2 terms unlike the U.S.

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After Mexico's independence from Spain, This was the first flag for the country

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These are currency in Mexico
1 Peso= 0.053 U.S. Dollars

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Paper versions of the currency

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There are many well known Mexican holidays, such as Dia de los Muertos (Nov 2) and Reyes Magos (Jan 6). Christmas is also celebrated, know as "Navidad." There are some things that are done differently in Mexico during Christmas, such as "Las Posadas." The tradition goes like this: two people dress as Mary and Joseph and walk around singing a song to homes, asking for shelter (or "Posada") and the reply will often be "No Shelter"/ "No Posada" and they will continue until someone lets them in. The home or church that accepts them will have feasting, celebration, music, and the biggest surprise of them all, the Pinata!

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My parents came from Mexico to the U.S. for the same reason: Hope for a better future.
My mother came from Sinaloa, Mexico was in a car accident and the injures took her knee cap. She came to America in 1989 hoping she could get surgery, but doctors told her if they attempted surgery, it would damage her leg even more. My dad came from Puebla, Mexico after my grandfather came to work her for a short time.

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Hola! my name is Karlo Emanuel Martinez Lara. (But many know me simply as "Karlo Martinez") I am a Hispanic male who has a family that immigrated from Mexico, the country between the U.S.A. and South America, in hopes of a better life. In this Padlet page, I shall share facts, traditions and food from the land of Mexico.

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Hola amigo, como estas?
trans: Hi friend, how are you?

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The iconic red, white, and green flag with the eagle and the snake. Today's rendition of the flag was adopted on September 16, 1968. The story of Mexico is right in it's flag. The God of the Aztecs told them to build a civilization where they saw an eagle eating a snake while perched on a cactus growing out of a rock in the middle of a lake. Each color also represents something, Green is hope, White is union, and Red is the blood of heroes.