Marijuana Was Legal in Mexico Until 1920 — Why

15 Things Every Mexican Kid Did in the 80s: Which Ones Are Illegal Today (And Which Aren't)

Mexico used to have trains

rebuilt army

Against the Mexican Government

Mexico's Heroes Were Created in Textbooks — Who Were They Really?

Markets Were the Heart of Every Neighborhood in Mexico

The Church Didn't Pay a Single Peso in Taxes in Mexico — Until Juárez Forced Them To

More Than 60 Languages Were Spoken in Mexico Before the Arrival of the Spanish

The Pope Himself Condemned Mexico for Stripping Away Its Power

Before the Spanish Arrived, Mexico Had Mandatory Schools for Everyone — Europe Didn't

Mexico's Nuns Lived Enclosed for Life — Until Juárez Forced Them Out onto the Streets in 1863

Before Juárez, the Church Had Its Own Prisons

Mexico Used to Manufacture Its Own Cars With Mexican Brands

Juárez Took the Land From the Church — But It Ended Up in the Hands of the Rich, Not the People

The Church Was the Bank of Mexico: Almost the Entire Country Owed It Money — Until Juárez Broke It

A Peon Could Work Their Entire Life Without Leaving

Before Juárez, the Church Controlled Your Entire Life in Mexico: From Birth to Death, No One Escaped

Mexican Cinema Ruled the World in Its Golden Age

The Priests Who Funded an Army to Defeat

Cómo Construyeron la Basílica de Guadalupe Sobre un Lago que Hoy se la Está Tragando

In Mexico, It Was Illegal Not to Be Catholic Until 1857 — What Happened If You Believed in Someth...

The Tithe Forced Every Mexican to Give 10% of Everything to the Church — Until Juárez Abolished It

The Mexican Government Banned an Entire Country From Praying in 1926 — A War With 250,000 Dead Er...

Mexico Was the Richest Country in America Until 1810

The Church Owned Nearly Half of Mexico —

The Inquisition Executed People in Downtown Mexico City — For Crimes That No Longer Exist

The World's Largest Pyramid Is in Mexico and It Has a Church on Top — Hardly Anyone Knows

There Was No Mandatory Schooling in Mexico Until 1917

Before Juárez, the Church Was Richer Than the Mexican Government — How He Took It Away

There Was No Civil Registry in Mexico Until 1859 — The Church Owned Your Name

Divorce Didn’t Exist in Mexico Until 1914 — What Did You Do If Your Marriage Was a Living Hell?

There Was No Death Insurance in Mexico Until 1943 — Who Paid for Your Burial if You Were Poor?

Mexico Lost Half Its Territory in 1848 — How It Happened in Less Than Two Years

Solo 1 de Cada 4 Mexicanos Sabía Leer en 1910 — La Crisis Que Obligó a Crear la SEP

Mexicans Were Buried Inside Churches Until 1859 — When Juárez Put an End to It

Civil Marriage Did Not Exist in Mexico Until 1859

La Catedral de México Se Construyó con Piedras del Templo Mayor — Qué Sigue Enterrado Debajo

There Was No Running Water in Mexican Homes Until 1899 — How Did They Survive?

México Enseñaba que los Españoles Eran los Buenos — ¿Por Qué?

Cuba Was Richer Than Spain Before 1959 — What Destroyed Everything

La Iglesia Fue el Mayor Dueño de Tierras en México Hasta 1857 — Cómo Perdió Todo en Un Año

There Was No University for Women in Mexico Until 1887 — What Did Those Who Wanted to Study Do?

There Were No Public Hospitals in Mexico Until 1905 — Where Did You Go If You Got Sick and Had No...

Before 1861, Mexico Had Two Governments at the Same Time — One Liberal and One from the Church

There Were No Free Textbooks in Mexico Until 1960 ¿

Before the Refrigerator, How Mexicans Preserved Food

Argentina Was the Richest Country in Latin America Until 1930 — What Went So Wrong

Mexico Didn't Have IMSS Until 1943 — How Did People Retire Before Then?

Drug Trafficking Didn't Exist in Mexico Until the 70s — How the Monster Was Built

The Inquisition Operated in Mexico for 250 Years — What Happened to You If You Thought Differently

Potosí Was the Largest City in the World in 1600 — And Today It Is One of the Poorest in Bolivia

There Was No Public School in Mexico Until 1921 — Who Educated Mexicans Before?

Haiti Abolished Slavery in 1793 — And the World Punished It With a Debt It Paid Until 1947