Mishael Bautista
Wednesday, April 29
Today we had a workshop session with Snr. Jorge Cabrera Bohoquez, professor in the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (U.N.A.M.). He is a psychology and science information professor in the University, Mexico’s largest University and Latin America’s best, prestigious, and biggest University. He also is the Director of the Institute of Analysis and Research in Centro Fox, and also a history fanatic.
Snr. Cabrera presented us today with a discussion and presentation about Mexico’s history and Bicentenario (Bicentenary) coming up next year in 2010, which celebrates Mexico’s 200th year of independence.
He talked about how Mexico in 1810 fought the Spanish and won their independence. The Bicentenary also celebrates not only Mexico’s independence, but other Latin American countries’ independence including Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, Columbia, and Ecuador. One of the major characters of the independence was Priest Dolores Hidalgo along with Josefina Ortiz Dominguez. Priest Hidalgo helped prisoners out of prison and also lead many generals in the path for independence. Snra. Ortiz was the wife of the Governor of Queretaro, who was on the Spanish side; she informed Hidalgo and the Mexicans about their plans. Snr. Cabrera said that legend tells that her husband found out about her intentions and locked her up, but that she one night managed to sneak out the window and run and tell Hidalgo their plans. If it were not for her, the Mexicans would never have defeated the Spanish. We also went to the city named after him, Dolores, in Guanajuato, and went to the actual house where he resided.
He also talked about the 100th year of Mexico. The Bicentenary also celebrates the 100th year of Mexico’s Revolution, celebrating Mexico coming out of dictatorship into a new era of democracy. After 30 years of Porfirio Diaz being a dictator, revolutionist like Emiliano Zapata and Fransisco Villa were main characters in the revolution to end the dictator’s era.
We also had a workshop with Professor and Economics Specialist of Centro Fox. His presentation was about Mexico’s economic standing point in the world and its growing economy. He was former President Fox’s campaign manager, and is still with Centro Fox. He explained and showed figures of how Mexico’s economy is doing. Mexico is number one in the economic standing point in Latin America, but now is in the race with Brazil. He mentioned that Brazil has now surpassed Mexico. In the state of Guanajuato, you will find much industry. Its main industries are automotive, clothes, agricultural, and chemical industry. His presentation was a bit more difficult to understand, since his English was a little hard to understand.
Wednesday, April 29
Today we had a workshop session with Snr. Jorge Cabrera Bohoquez, professor in the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (U.N.A.M.). He is a psychology and science information professor in the University, Mexico’s largest University and Latin America’s best, prestigious, and biggest University. He also is the Director of the Institute of Analysis and Research in Centro Fox, and also a history fanatic.
Snr. Cabrera presented us today with a discussion and presentation about Mexico’s history and Bicentenario (Bicentenary) coming up next year in 2010, which celebrates Mexico’s 200th year of independence.
He talked about how Mexico in 1810 fought the Spanish and won their independence. The Bicentenary also celebrates not only Mexico’s independence, but other Latin American countries’ independence including Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, Columbia, and Ecuador. One of the major characters of the independence was Priest Dolores Hidalgo along with Josefina Ortiz Dominguez. Priest Hidalgo helped prisoners out of prison and also lead many generals in the path for independence. Snra. Ortiz was the wife of the Governor of Queretaro, who was on the Spanish side; she informed Hidalgo and the Mexicans about their plans. Snr. Cabrera said that legend tells that her husband found out about her intentions and locked her up, but that she one night managed to sneak out the window and run and tell Hidalgo their plans. If it were not for her, the Mexicans would never have defeated the Spanish. We also went to the city named after him, Dolores, in Guanajuato, and went to the actual house where he resided.
He also talked about the 100th year of Mexico. The Bicentenary also celebrates the 100th year of Mexico’s Revolution, celebrating Mexico coming out of dictatorship into a new era of democracy. After 30 years of Porfirio Diaz being a dictator, revolutionist like Emiliano Zapata and Fransisco Villa were main characters in the revolution to end the dictator’s era.
We also had a workshop with Professor and Economics Specialist of Centro Fox. His presentation was about Mexico’s economic standing point in the world and its growing economy. He was former President Fox’s campaign manager, and is still with Centro Fox. He explained and showed figures of how Mexico’s economy is doing. Mexico is number one in the economic standing point in Latin America, but now is in the race with Brazil. He mentioned that Brazil has now surpassed Mexico. In the state of Guanajuato, you will find much industry. Its main industries are automotive, clothes, agricultural, and chemical industry. His presentation was a bit more difficult to understand, since his English was a little hard to understand.
