Colección documental sobre la independencia mexicana

"Garrido, author of an outstanding historical study of the founding and early years of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, offers the first book-length analysis of the most important internal development within the party's structure: the Corriente Democrática. Analyzes party divisions which produced the Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas presidential candidacy in 1988"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.

An analysis of contemporary Mexican politics by university scholar, including psychological factors motivating political behavior, the influence of fear and liberty in politics, the crisis of 1994, public servants, pluralism and contemporary directions.

El capit n Lyon, de la Marina Real Inglesa, fue comisionado Para realizar un viaje de estudio y exploraci n por las zonas mineras de M xico. En su diario nos da testimonio de su vida durante ocho meses de "gira y residencia" en nuestro pa s. el inter s de Lyon por descubrir las posibilidades econ micas de la miner a mexicana no le impiden hacer observaciones sobre las costumbres, los paisajes y el car cter de los mexicanos.

Manuscript circular ofrelating to military assistance from "our generous neighbor to the North" [i.e. the United States]] during the Mexican war of independence and informing the insurgents of the arrival numerous ships and the names of their captains including the ship El Tigre loaded with 3000 barrels of gunpowder. Rayó́n adds that the allied ships have already captured three European ships from Veracruz to Tuxpan.