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Las Matriarcas

Stories of the women who shaped Mexico

Mexican woman walking along a village path.

Introducing Las Matriarcas de Mexico

September 1, 2025

Before my great-aunt passed away, she recorded everything she could remember about her parents, her childhood, and our family history in Mexico. She shared stories

A Brief History of Mexico

September 9, 2025

A Brief History of Mexico As we learn about historical figures, including our own family members, it’s important to recognize that their choices and opportunities

A MORNING IN MEXICO CITY, 1893

October 19, 2025

At 7,349 feet above sea level, Mexico City lives in thin air and sharp light. Sound behaves strangely here; clear but fleeting, too thin to

The story of Clementina’s delayed 1893 baptism begins in the 1830s.

About 200 miles east of Mexico City was San Juan de Coscomatepec, a village of about a thousand people.
There, under the shadow of the Pico de Orizaba, a boy named Antonino Gregorio Esperón Vásquez was born and raised.

As a child, he and his cousin guided mules loaded with fruit down the steep trail to markets in Córdoba.

According to my Great-Aunt, they hid their money under piles of fruit. Bandits sometimes took a little fruit, but otherwise left the boys alone.

Antonino later joined the military, and by the time the French advanced toward Puebla in 1862, he had grown close to someone who would shape the course of his life.

Follow along to hear the rest of the story!
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DID YOU KNOW? San Juan de Coscomatepec, later renamed Coscomatepec de Bravo, is a mountain town in the Mexican state of Veracruz known for its dramatic views of Pico de Orizaba, its deep Indigenous history, and its traditional Monday market around the Temple of San Juan Bautista. It has also long served as a starting point for mountaineers heading up the volcano.

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