Posted on 05/23/2023 6:17:58 PM PDT by River Hawk
Historically, Spain has a massive influence on Mexico: the language, the culture, the religion, and the demographics. It’s obvious. But did you know it’s not all a one-way street? Contemporary Spain has also been influenced by Mexico.
The language is a big part of it, but it’s more than that. It’s the general cultural ambiance.
We got the impression that Spaniards liked Mexicans. They might be afraid to go to Mexico, given the violence, which is understandable, but they don’t have anything against Mexicans.
Several of them did, however, have some critical things to say about the current Mexican government of Presidente Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). Mexico is “very badly governed,” said one Spanish lady. But she wasn’t attacking the Mexican people.
Nowadays there are Mexican restaurants in Spain. I saw one in Sevilla and several in Madrid. There’s even a chain of Mexican restaurants in metropolitan Madrid called “La Mordida”, with 9 restaurants, one of which we went to.
Historically, relatively few Spaniards migrated to the United States. They preferred to immigrate to Mexico or another Spanish-speaking country in the Western Hemisphere. It makes sense. They already knew the language and the general culture.
And finally, the plant kingdom also displays a visible link between Mexico and Spain...
(Excerpt) Read more at mexicodailypost.com ...
Mesquite trees.
The Spaniards brought mesquite beans to feed their horses, giving Mexico and Texas the invasive mesquite tree.
There are a number of plants brought by Europeans to the New World. And this particular article discusses a plant that went the other direction - New World to Old World - the nopal!
Mexico did a lot to help the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War. At least more than most western democracies.
Yes, Mexican President Lazaro Cardenas did a lot to help the Loyalists. Then, when they lost, he took in thousands of Loyalists into Mexico. Many of them were professionals and intellectual types, and they helped push Mexico farther to the left than it already was.
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