Pro-America or Pro-Mexico: The Role of the Spanish-American Press in the Southwest

Authors

Kelly K. Wight, Brigham Young University
Dr. Alf Pratte, Brigham Young University

Keywords

pro-America, pro-Mexico, Spanish-American press, Southwest

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Communications

Abstract

During the Mexican-American War (1846-1848), violent movements against the United States of America sprang up throughout all of southern Mexico. A huge surge of Mexican patriotism united most of the Mexican citizens against the United States and its influence on their culture. This sense of Mexican patriotism did not exist in the northern parts of Mexico, however. In the areas of California to Texas that were once a part of Mexico, virtually no uprisings or movements occurred resisting the assimilation of these areas into the United States of America. The Mexicans in these areas typically accepted the United States as their new authority and they acculturated with little or no resistance to the change.

Recommended Citation

Wight, Kelly K. and Pratte, Dr. Alf (2013) "Pro-America or Pro-Mexico: The Role of the Spanish-American Press in the Southwest," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 2197.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/2197