The repatriation of culturally important artifacts has grown over the years ... cranial modifications and holds the fascination of Mexican archeologists. Historians consider the Olmec civilization ...

Great museums around the world are full of looted treasures from other countries during times of conquest and war ... artifacts to their rightful home in Mexico During a special ceremony at the ...

Firstly, Guardino views the war as much as possible from the perspective ... In most engagements, Mexican troops had to fight with older muskets and cannon, some even relics of the Napoleonic wars.

Worth, during the Mexican-American War.1855. Library of Congress. In 1844, President James K. Polk ran on a Democratic platform that supported manifest destiny, the idea that Americans were ...