The almighty eagle perched on a cactus while devouring a serpent on Mexico's flag hints at the myth behind the foundation of ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A map drafted centuries ago as Spanish settlers solidified their presence in what is now Mexico and the southwestern United States has been returned to the Mexican government, ...

Gillingham, a professor of Latin American history at Northwestern University, writes with sparkling verve and reveals Mexican history in all its kaleidoscopic complexity. He doesn’t shy away from the ...

In a new book, Paul Gillingham tells the story of a nation that has thrived because of its diversity, not in spite of it.

The Baja coast has always had amazing waves. But as recently as the 1960s — when American surf culture took off — surfboards were a rare commodity in Ensenada. “It wasn’t like it is today where you ...