middle america

mesoamerican heartland

Mexico Guatemala Honduras El-Salvador Nicaragua Costa-Rica Panama

Cuba Jamaica Haiti Dominican-Republic Puerto-Rico The Bahamas Virgin-Islands

Antigua Montserrat Guadalupe Dominica Martinique St.-Lucia

Barbados St.-Vincent Grenada Trinidad-and-Tobago Netherlands-Anitiles

Mexico, its Central American neighbors, and the caribbean islands hosted ancient civilizations. Their populations were devastated by contact with european diseases in the modern era. after creating untold wealth for others they navigated a variety of paths to independence.

Shape of History Blog Posts featuring Middle America

February 16, 1959- Fidel Castro Sworn in as Prime Minister of Cuba posted 2/16/24

February 2, 1848- The Mexican/American War ends (Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo) posted 2/2/24

Shadows At Dawn: A Borderlands Massacre and the Violence of History posted 11/25/23

September 15, 1821- El Acta de la Independencia de Centroamerica posted 9/15/23