The Animated History of Mexico

Mexico: Finally, we got stability. Narcos joined the chat

Mexico's history is just a never ending telenovela

In case you're wondering why Mexico is pronounced like 'Meshico', there are two reasons. 1. In Nahuatl, 'x' is pronounced like 'sh'. 2. In Spanish, 'x' was pronounced like 'sh' or 'zh' in the 16th~17th century. This is why they used 'x' to write down Nahuatl's 'sh' sound. As time passed, 'x' became a voiceless velar fricative, which is why 'Mexico' is pronounced something like 'Mehico' by modern Spanish speakers. The change didn't happen in Nahuatl, so it's still pronounced like 'sh' to this day.

My grandfather was one of the few that’s still spoke Mayan in my family. I still wish my mom had learned Mayan when he tried to teach her. He taught me a bit but I wish I learned more

France: We have the most revolutions! Mexico: Hold my tequila.

Proud of my self because I still speak Aztec language “Nahuatl” ... like my parents and grandparents ... 🗿🇲🇽 .. quedamos pocos! 😭

My favorite part will always be the history before the Spanish arrived. The Mexicas, the Mayans, the Toltecas... So epic! And people can visit several ruins of these civilizations! Everyone should be able to experience it by themselves! 😍

I'm a Canadian born in Mexico, grew up there a few years and still go back from time to time... From my experience they are the most passionate people! I love their positivity Arriba Mexico!!

I’m so happy you made the clarification that Mexicas never call themselves “Aztecs”.

I still find it so mindblowing how so much stuff happened in the 19th century. How did we go from Napoleon to Rockefeller in less than 100 years?

I have currently traced my ancestors to the early 1700’s and looked up this video to see what Mexico was like then. I had learned that my mothers’s home town contained almost all of my lineage and I have no doubt that I am part of the Indigenous Caxcan people of Nochistlan. When you brought up the chichimecas, it brought a tear to my eye. Thank you for this video.

I was looking for a video to show my daughter about the Ukraine’s history, and I founded it in your channel, but I also found this video about México’s history, and I loved it. Your way of explaining our history is very easy and understanding. Because in real life is very complex. We are a beautiful amalgam of races, colors, flavors, languages and cultures. Our country has been in a turmoil long before the Spanish conquest and still is. Stability seems so far away, an utopia, difficult to achieve. I hope one day, we are able to embrace our past and make peace with it, to star a new era, where our leaders stop fighting to empower themselves, but to empower our country. Mexico is so beautiful, we just hadn’t been able to see our own beauty!

Mexico's wars basically went: "...and then the french came"

The Mexican civil war is such a headache to learn, as a Mexican I don't even try to explain it and just say violence, war, many dead president

Great job. I am an American married to a Mexican. Never knew 99% of this and you enlightened me to where the little I knew was a part of it. Mayans, Aztecs, Spain and so much more

As a Mexican and French person our history really pulls some strings in my mind. Like I love both my cultures but there is so much terrible stuff that happened its hard to comprehend

The first words of Mexico’s National anthem are literally “Mexicans at the shout of war.”

Im mexican so i know that its imposible to put all history in one video, and even with that you are actually better than most of my history teachers. All i want to say its that i love your videos and keep it up man, i really enjoy your content.

Unbelievable that you went through a history of mexico without ever mentioning pancho villa. i'm lost for words

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