This mostly forgotten war led to Mexico losing over half its territory and the United States expanding to the Pacific. The lecture examines the political and economic background of the conflict, what led to it, and the roles of such factors as Texas annexation in 1845, slavery, racism, the Democratic and Whig parties, and Manifest... Read more
San Francisco-based filmmaker Catherine Murphy has spent much of the last 10 years working in Latin America and was asked to accompany Barack Obama on his historic trip to Cuba last March. She will be joined by Aylin Wong, from the Cultural bureau of the Cuban Embassy in Mexico. Their talk will be preceded by the short film Maestra, directed by Ms. Murphy.
Language: Bilingual
When
Mar 27th, 2017 6:00 pm
Location
Belle Artes
Dr. Hernández Macías 75, Centro
San Miguel de Allende, GUA
Mexico
Dr. Hernández Macías 75, Centro
San Miguel de Allende, GUA
Mexico
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