History
The Capital of Mexico
What is Mexico City the capital of?
This food made from corn is a staple of Mexican cuisine and is often used to make tacos and other dishes.
What is a tortilla?
This Mexican celebration honors and remembers loved ones who have died.
What is Día de los Muertos?
This is the most widely spoken language in Mexico.
What is the language Spanish?
This sport is one of the most popular sports in Mexico.
What is soccer?
This ancient civilization built the famous city of Chichén Itzá.
Who were the Maya?
These three ingredients are considered important foundations of traditional Mexican cuisine.
What are corn, beans, and chili peppers?
This bright orange flower is commonly used during Día de los Muertos celebrations.
What is a marigold?
Mexico has many of these in addition to Spanish, including Nahuatl and Maya languages.
What are Indigenous languages?
This is the official name of Mexico in Spanish: “Estados Unidos Mexicanos.”
What is the United Mexican States?
This is the year Mexico officially gained independence from Spain.
What happened in 1821 for Mexico?
This traditional Mexican food is made from masa and a filling, wrapped in a corn husk or banana leaf and steamed.
What is a tamale?
This Spanish word describes an altar or offering created to honor a deceased loved one.
What is an ofrenda?
These colorful Mexican folk-art figures are often made from wood or papier-mâché and are known for their imaginative designs.
What are alebrijes?
Mexico’s culture varies from region to region because the country has different communities, histories, foods, languages, and traditions.
What is cultural diversity?
This ancient civilization built Tenochtitlan, a city located where Mexico City is today.
Who were the Aztecs, or Mexica?
This traditional process uses lime to treat corn before it is made into masa, helping improve its nutritional value and making it easier to process.
What is nixtamalization?
These items may be placed on an ofrenda to remember and honor someone who has died.
What are photographs, candles, flowers, food, and personal objects?
These large paintings can be found throughout Mexico and often represent Mexican history, politics, and everyday life.
What are murals?
Mexican food, music, art, celebrations, and traditions have become popular and influential in countries around the world.
What is Mexican cultural influence?
This ancient city was the capital of the Mexica Empire before the Spanish conquest and was built on an island in Lake Texcoco.
What is Tenochtitlan?
UNESCO recognized this as Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2010 because it involves traditional farming, cooking techniques, community traditions, and cultural knowledge.
What is traditional Mexican cuisine?
This traditional Mexican celebration takes place over several days around Christmas and reenacts Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter before the birth of Jesus.
What are Las Posadas?
This famous Mexican artist was known for her self-portraits and is often associated with Mexican folk art and traditional Mexican clothing.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This Mexican city is famous for its colorful colonial buildings, historic center, and annual International Cervantino arts festival.
What is Guanajuato?