9.03- Mexico

Porfirio Diaz ruled Mexico for so long they named a whole section of Mexican history after him.  Sponsor: harrys.com/revolutions 

Just as Mexico was being kicked around by an economic crisis, Porfirio Diaz dropped a political bombshell.  Sponsor: casper.com/revolutions 

<p>After Porfirio Diaz said he welcomed a democratic opposition, many foolishly took him at his word. </p> <p>Tour Dates!</p> <p class="p1">Oct 15 -- Toronto -- <a href= "https://benmcnallybooks.com/event/mike-duncan-the-storm-before-the-storm/"> Ben McNally's</a></p> <p class="p ... Show More

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Mexican Revolution.In 1908 the President of Mexico, Porfirio Diaz, gave an interview to an American journalist. He was 77 and had ruled the country in autocratic fashion for over thirty years. He discussed the country's economic development ... Show More

<div class="sc-p5flmk-0 hgUaki"> <div id="cid-0"> <div> <div class="sc-dJjYzT iHVgLk"> <div class="sc-1sp3zau-0 fYcGch sc-d4f3hw-0 iATlLz"> <div class="sc-1ye87qi-0 eiUCxM"> <p>Amelia, Carlos and Rudy sit down to discuss the revolutionary period of Mexico in the decade of 1910. W ... Show More

American involvement in Central America in the first half of the 20th Century.  The story of two countries, in the post war period which the Americans supported coups, one in Costa Rica, which established a stable democracy and in Guatemala which overthrow and a left wing democra ... Show More

For centuries, Mexico lived under the rule of Spain. In that time, a discriminatory caste system was created to keep non-Europeans in their place. However, one priest, inspired by the thinkers of the Enlightenment, would cast the first stone and help bring about Mexico’s independ ... Show More

Learn more about a turbulent period of Portugal's history: the French invasions and the revolution that followed.