Mexico City

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An illustrated history of Mexico City from the 1500s to the present
while the history of Mexico datesback thousands of years, the story of Mexico City, the country´s capital, dates only to 1325, Spanish conquistadors arrived in 1521 and began a brutal campaign of colonial conquest, destroying the city alongside its rich indigenous heritage. Rebuilt and named the capital of New Spain, Mexico City bacame a center for economic, cultural, and political power. Mexico  gained independence from Spain in 1821, and the city underwent rapid growth and modernization. Mexico City, a playfully ilustrated history of thr city since 1521, highlights the complex cultural and economic forces and conflicts that have shaped this international  metropolis, which today is home to more than 20 million people.