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| A person who was born in Spain but who lived in Mexico after the Spanish took control. |
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| A person born in Mexico whose parents were born in Spain. |
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| A person of mixed European and Native American ancestry. |
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| A system that the rulers of Spain established in Mexico, under which Spanish men received a Native American village to oversee and gain tribute. |
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| A priest who gave a fiery speach to throw off Spanish rule. The speach then became known as the Grito de Dolores. |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo |
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| A treaty that the united States forced Mexico to sign in 1848, giving Mexico's northern lands to the United States. |
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| The 1853 purchase by the United States of a piece of land from northern Mexico. |
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| The first Mexican president from 1867 to 1872 who sought reform in Mexico. |
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| Wealthy rancher who became of the first revolutionary leaders and president of Mexico in 1911. |
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| In Spanish-speaking countries, a big farm or ranch. |
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| Was a legendary fighter for farmer's rights. |
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| In Mexico, a community farm owned by the people of a village together. |
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| Institutional Revolutionary Party |
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| The most powerful political party in Mexico from the 1920s to 2000, which won every presidential election during that time. |
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| The first Mexican president in more than 70 years who did not belong to the PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party). |
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| Carlos Salinas de Gortari |
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| Mexican president who in 1991 decided it was time to change the ejido system. |
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| The process of replacing community ownership with individual, or private ownership. |
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| The process of moving products to their markets. |
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| In Mexico, a factory that imports duty-free parts from the United States to make products that it then exports back across the border. |
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| To establish government control of a service or industry. |
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| Petróleos Mexicanos, or "Mexican Petroleum," a government agency that runs the oil industry in Mexico. |
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| One of Mexico's most celebrated 20th-century artists. |
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| Another favorite Mexican painter who was injured in a bus accident and painted self portraits from her bed. |
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| Mexican who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1990. |
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| A Mexican holiday, on November 1 and 2, for honoring loved ones who have died. |
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| A holiday celebrated by a village or town, with events such as parades, games, and feasts. |
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