Magon, Ricardo Flores, 1873-1922 A short biography of Ricardo Flores Magon, the Mexican anarchist who took part in the Mexican revolution and was imprisoned several times…
1994: The Zapatista uprising A brief history of the rebellion in Chiapas in the jungles of Mexico, where hundreds of thousands of people rose up against the Mexican state and…
Ortega, Margarita, ?-1914 A short biography of Mexican anarchist school teacher and sharpshooter Margarita Ortega, who was executed in 1914.
Traven, B., 1890-1969 A short biography of B. Traven, German underground author, anarchist and writer of the Treasure of Sierra Madre. [This article contains several factual inaccuracies and is typical of the many myths and half truths that have circulated concerning the mysterious B. Traven. For example, the date and location of birth given here are entirely speculative. For the known facts concerning Traven and a far more accurate…
Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919 A short biography of the legendary Mexican revolutionary hero, guerrilla and anarchist, Emiliano Zapata.
The Real del Monte miners' strike, 1766 A short history of the first ever strike in North American history, by Mexican silver miners.
1867-2000: A people’s history of Mexico A working class history of Mexico from the Diaz administration of 1876, through the Revolution of 1910 to the beginning of the 21st century.
Mexican government kill striking workers Mexican Police have shot and killed 2 steelworkers, injured 45 more in recapturing the occupied SICARTSA steel mill in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán.
Assembly Line - B. Traven This is an early Traven story, taken, in an uncredited translation, (probably by Traven himself - I have Anglicised the spelling) from The Night…
Mexico: Nationwide wildcat miners’ strike More than a quarter of a million miners and steelworkers walked off the job between March 1 - 3 in wildcat strikes at 70 companies in at least eight states from central to northern Mexico virtually paralysing the mining industry.
A commune in Chiapas? Mexico and the Zapatista rebellion, 1994-2000 Since the occupation of January 1994, many have projected their hopes onto this 'exotic' struggle…
