Guadalupe Ornelas Informative Outline Topic: Guadalajara General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the history and culture of the city of Guadalajara. Thesis: From its rocky start to its well known traditions, Guadalajara is a city that is rich in history and culture. Attention Getter: In a cemetery named, El Panteon de Belen, there was a little boy who at the age of one passed away and was buried here. It is said that the little boy was afraid of the dark and the day after he was buried the watchman found the coffin sitting above ground on top of his tomb. He put it back where it was but the next day the same thing happened. This went on for about 10 days and when he informed his parents of this they told …show more content…
First I will discuss the history of Guadalajara 2. Then I will discuss the cities culture Transition Phrase: First I will begin by telling you about the history of Guadalajara. I. Guadalajara has a very interesting history from when it was founded to how it got to where the city is today. The location of the city is not where the city was originally intended to be. According to Guadalajara from the Lonely Planet, Nuno de Guzman and a couple other Spanish families founded the first Guadalajara near Nochistlan. a. They had to move because there wasn’t enough water and because the land was Dry. b. They also left because the indigenous people were hostile towards them. 2. After Nochistlan they went to Tonala, however Guzman didn’t like it there and moved once again two years later. 3. Next they moved to Tlocotan, but they were attacked in 1541 by indigenous tribes and the survivors had to move to a new site. 4. They finally picked a place in the valley of Atemajac beside San Juan de Dios Creek in February 14, 1542 and that is where Guadalajara stands …show more content…
According to Guadalajara from the Lonely Planet, It’s population has mushroomed since WWII and now the city is a huge commercial, industrial and cultural center, and the hi-tech and communications hub for the northern half of Mexico. D. Guadalajara is now Mexico’s second largest city and has a population of about 1.5 million people living there. Transition: Now that we have learned a little about the history of Guadalajara I will be discussing it culture. II. When people think of Mexico they think of Mariachi, Mexican hat dance, and so on and those traditions originated from Guadalajara. Mariachi is a highly recognized symbol of Mexico and Guadalajara is the birthplace of Mariachi. In Guadalajara Mariachi music is vital to its culture, they have Mariachi at weddings, birthdays, baptisms, and even funerals. According to the Mariachi: Sound of Mexico, Mariachi is the emblematic sound of Mexico, which reaches into the hearts of its listeners evoking the history and traditions of Mexico. There is a plaza of Mariachis in Guadalajara that is where everyday there are Mariachi groups playing. B.Tequila is something that has been enjoyed by many, and its birthplace is
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The following paper will be comparative of the cultures and ideas of the Americans and the Spanish. It will be primarily referring to the paper “Lived Ethnicity: Archaeology and Identity in Mexicano America, by Bonnie J. Clark”. The similarities as well as the differences will be discussed. After the comparisons and contrasts have been established, there will be a prediction of what will happen when these two cultures meet and begin to interact with one another.
After the Second World War mass tourism has increased worldwide and has affected almost all countries. Mexico has become a ‘major tourist destination’ and also ethic tourism has taken off, because tourists became more interested in the indigenous cultures and search for authenticity. Nowadays ethnic tourism makes up ‘10% of Mexico’s tourism sector’ (Van Den Berghe 568). This essay will especially examine the commoditisation of the Maya identity; Maya was ‘a highly developed Mesoamerican culture centred in the Yucatán peninsula of Mexico’ (McKay et al 307). Over the last two decades Western tourists have become interested in Indian cultures, traditions and artefacts and they would like to see ‘living Maya culture’, therefore tour guides, tourees, middlemen and artisans have started to work in the ethnic tourism sector. According to Medina ‘The commoditization of culture for tourism may involve the utilization of new channels to access cultural traditions of great antiquity’ (354). To illustrate this: only 20.5% of the inhabitants of San Jose Succotz identifies with the Maya culture (Medina 360). Maya culture is less available through lived experience, because Maya languages and rituals disappear, therefore villagers working in the ethnic tourism sector have to gain knowledge by utilizing other, new channels. Ethic tourism often develops around archaeological sites; tour guides will take tourists to Maya ruins and transfer knowledge that they had gained from the ethnographers, archaeologists, and epigraphers (Medina 362). Some people argue that this ‘staged culture’ is not similar to the ‘authentic culture’. It might be possible that the culture transferred to the tourists at the moment is different from the way Mayans used to do. H...
Mexicans, as constructed by Menchaca, are a predominantly mestizo population whose mixed ancestry she traces to early Latin American civilizations. In 200 BC the largest city in the Americas, Teotihuacán, was founded. Teotihuacán would one day be the site of Mexico City, and by 650 AD there were between 120,000 and 250,000 inhabitants. (2) Groups that inhabited the region fro...
Then, the writer discusses what Maricachi is, what instruments is used, what music styles are performed, and what emotions were expressed by this music. In “’Mythic Mexico’ and the Production of Mexicanidad” part, the writer states that the Mexico of the charro, the china poblana and the Marichi is still a dominant and influential represtation of Mexican identity. In “Mariachi Myth: Blood, Sweat and Tears” part, the writer states that most Mexicans experience Mariachi in one of two ways: the performance of mariachi ensembles, or the popular music genre called ‘ranchera’. Then, the writers discusses the development of Marichi and his hortory. In “Mariachi, Ranchera music and Mexicanidad” part, the writer discuss movie culture of Mexican and music culture of Mexican. In addition, the writer also states that mariachi and ranchera music continues to be extremely popular in Mexico toady. In “Mariachi Fatigue and Failure” part, the writer discusses Mariachi is in unfavorable situation and hard to
There were many people who lived in Mexico before the Spanish came. In this essay I have told you about those people. About how Spain came to rule Mexico. And about how Mexico became how it is today. Mexico is a country with a deep culture that shows all these things.
The search for identity in Mexico has been a continuing exploration of many different cultures and realities. Although Mexico has an established democratic political system, cultural uniqueness has been in flux since the invasion of Spain in 1492. The Aztec culture was well instituted and was a direct decedent of the Olmec civilization that formed the Mexican identity over a thousand year reign. However over a two year attempt at genocide by the Spanish conquers the Mexicans have been struggling with an inability to recapture their roots ever since.
Natividad Cano had a passion for mariachi music that drove his desire to change the stereotypical social relations associated with mariachi music. However, many traditionalists accused Cano for breaking away from traditional elements and commercializing mariachi music as a meaningless choreographed form that would appeal to western audiences (Shay, 2006, p. 77). I see the positive results of Cano’s strive to take mariachi music out of the stereotypical local cantinas and onto the stages of national concert halls, where the artistic value of mariachi music can be truly appreciated by a widespread audience.
The deep connection between the heritage and culture of a place and its food is based on basically “you are what you eat”. Mexican cuisine stems from a long and varied history and throws a lot of light on some of the turbulent times this culture has had to face.
Mexico today would not be the same if the historical events and individuals that were there throughout time didn't exsist. With that being said there are three main principle groups in which have contributed to the historical development and cultural evolution of Mexico: the indigenous people, the Africans and the Spanish. They brought many different languages, cultural ideas, architectural, and political ideas many of which lead to many changes.
The Aztecs were a large civilization and arguably the most advanced group of people in Latin America. They were developed in all aspects in life; from their unique and colorful culture to their exceptional feats and achievements. The Aztecs were proud and fierce people and even managed to continue to develop and hold on to their culture, despite the overwhelming change that the Spanish Conquest brought. This exhibit is dedicated to the Aztecs and their accomplishments as a civilization in all areas of their lives.
In this Essay, I will enlighten you about the “Dia de los Muertos” in the Spanish culture. It will contain the history of the holiday, the events that go on during it, and the food eaten on that day. One thing that you must remember is that Dia de los Muertos traditions vary from town to town because Mexico is not culturally monolithic.
Fiesta has been around in the city since 1891, in honor of the heroes of the Alamo and the Battle of San Jacinto with “The Battle of the Flowers Parade”,
Mexicanas, su gente, su geografia, su flora; “Guadalajara, que justo titulo puede llamarse la reina de Occidente... semejante a una mujer dotada de hermosura regia...”(11). Y continua describiendo otros aspectos de Mexico los cuales
The instruments used to make Mariachi music, like the guitar or violin, were introduced to Mexico by the Spaniards. Nowadays, Mariachi Music is known all around the world and there are many band groups that will go to different cities and play at events, parties, and festivals (Roldan, "Vestimenta De Los Charros O