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4 Mexican girls, 2 older and 2 younger, in a living room space. The older girls are working with their hands. Caption. My Aunt Maria, took my sisters and me to live with her.

Collage. Mexican soldiers beneath Mexican flag labeled, "2,000," march towards French soldiers beneath French flag labeled, "6,000." Map as backdrop. Caption. An underdog force of about 2,000 loyal Mexicans defeated them.

Color illustration of ancient Aztec people honoring loved ones who have passed away. Caption. The Day of the Dead began over 3,000 years ago.

Still image from: Ancient History: The Maya

Ancient stone building with many stone staircases leading up to it and surrounded by jungle trees. Caption. "Palenque, the great city of the Mayans."

Side view of several free standing pillars of brown stone carved to look like warriors against a blue sky backdrop. Caption. "In 750 A, D, they built strange monuments."

Crowd of Mexican people, a few girls wearing the same red and white top and crossing arms at the chest. Caption. Si cada lengua es una visión del mundo podríamos imaginar.

Animation of a conquistador on horseback surrounded by fire. Caption. The Aztec Empire collapses.

Mother, father, and daughter seated around a dining table, heads bowing in prayer. Caption. All three of us set the table and eat our meal.

Line drawing. Black Seminole man wearing a cloak and long hat lunges forward as a police officer pulls back on his collar. Spanish caption. Osceola murio en prision.

Piece of crumpled paper. Across the middle, text reads, "Geography as Destiny."

Men and women stand in crowds and dance in pairs together in the street. Caption. Others come for the city's other colorful festival.

A grey rock like landmass projecting out of water. Spanish Caption: El nombre de esta bahia proviene de la Balandra,

A sea bird sitting on the sand. Spanish Caption: y cabeza y cuello de un gris mas cenizo,

A group of sea birds preaching on a tree top. Spanish Caption: Espiritu Santo es habitat de plantas.

A man swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: y de ahi suben al norte del lado del pacifico mexicano.

A scuba diver swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: ilevara a saber que nuevas areas

A school of small fish swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: (hombre) y en esa zona donde estan insertas estas islas,

A group of scuba divers on a boat. Spanish Caption: Sin embargo, pescadores, aventureros,

A shark swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: pez luna, tiburones, delfines…

A school of small fish swimming underwater. Spanish Caption: Cada ano incremento.

An aerial view of a swamp. Spanish Caption: donde se entremezcla el agua dulce y salada,

Color illustration of a figure pointing up towards a chalkboard that displays vowels and math problems. Spanish caption. La historia de México, ciencias naturales.

Landscape photo of a white sandy beach with dense ferns and dark rock, teal-colored ocean stretching out to the horizon. Caption. The Yucatan is also where you will find.

Wide shot of a fishing vessel sailing just off shore. Caption. In fact, Mexico is all these things.

Woman looks peaceful as she leans over candles and skeleton with sombrero. Caption. I think this festival merely gives them more respect for it.

World map shows the area surrounding Cuba, including the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Jamaica, and the Bahamas.

Scrap of a painting that depicts Medea grasping her children while holding a dagger in 1 hand. Title bar reads, "Medea About to Kill Her Children. Eugéne Delacroix, circa 1862."

Exterior shot of an ancient Aztec building. Caption. Teotihuacan means "gods".

Rear view of man with dark hair as he holds up his arms to conduct students as they play a large xylophone in a classroom. Spanish caption with girl as narrator. A mí me gusta mucho tocar marimba porque.

Closeup side view of a preteen girl with long dark hair playing a wooden harp and another girl playing another harp in the background. Spanish caption. Y también me importa mucho que se acostumbren a tocar.

Side view of a man with longer hair holding up his hands to conduct a band. The students in the band sit to the side in the background, holding up their instruments. They're outside under a canopy. Spanish caption. Música alegre.

3 women and 1 man sitting in rows in a classroom and clapping their hands while singing. Spanish caption. Los invitamos a festejar nuestra gran riqueza musical.

Several young children hold up violins in preparation to play them while standing in a grassy field with cloudy skies above. Spanish caption lyrics. Que es un bonito huapango.

Illustration of 1 hand with a black suit coat sleeve engaging in a hand shake with a hand with a brown suit coat sleeve in front of a faint background that looks like the Mexican flag. Spanish caption. Para decidir el futuro de México.

Closeup from the side of a young boy next to an older man with orange flowers in the background. The boy holds a candle next to other lit candles. Caption. I'm sure I'll remember this moment forever.

Still image from: Sundays With Abuelita

Mexican man plays a harp next to a woman playing a guitar. Spanish caption. Aunque esto ya se ha sabido señores, se lo dire.

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Senior man looks down and away with an emotional expression. Spanish caption. Que espera. Yo, yo cuando sembraba, senora.

Senior man wearing white cowboy hat, mouth slightly open.

Map of Central America with Mexico highlighted and 2 red markers in Southern Mexico.

Split screen shows small and large families conversing with one another. Caption. Has tremendous potential to benefit both groups.

Black and white frame shows 2 Mexican men looking in one direction. 1 wears a cowboy hat and the other wears a dark suit and bowtie. Caption. No quiero echar a perder la fiesta a Cecilia.

Black and white frame of a deserted landscape with a banner that reads, "Domingo 4 de Diciembre." Bird hovers by text that reads, "Xochimilco, 1914."

Still image from: Xploration Awesome Planet: Student Explorer (Season 4)