Best mexico history books according to redditors
We found 274 Reddit comments discussing the best mexico history books. We ranked the 123 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 274 Reddit comments discussing the best mexico history books. We ranked the 123 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Also not my specialty, but I did a lot of Conquest-era history during my undergraduate, so I know a bit of the historiography.
If you're interested in the Mexican example, Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico might be what you're looking for. It comprises translations of Nahuatl-language accounts of the Spanish Conquest. Here's a link to a short review for more information.
I like this book because it has their poetry
"All our gods are dead"- fav line
and
"Where is your mind?
Where is your heart?
If you give your heart to each and everything, you lead it nowhere"
https://www.amazon.com/Aztec-Thought-Culture-Civilization-American/dp/0806122951
He's the Anti-Trump of Mexico:
His book: https://www.amazon.com/%C2%A1Oye-Trump-Saying-Start-Mexico/dp/1944869859
Two that come to mind are Jacques Soustelle's Daily Life of the Aztecs and Henri Daniel-Rops Daily Life in Palestine at the Time of Christ? Not really ancient, though. There are some more on the Aztecs that focus more on yearly ritual cycles, and some very good ones that are from even later (Qing China) and modern Egypt that are very, very good if you are interested.
This Punitive Expedition was in response to the [Battle of Columbus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Columbus_(1916), where Pancho Villa raided the New Mexico town of Columbus (which is smoldering in the background)
The artist is Sam Berryman, who's credited with creating the famous "Teddy Bear" in his cartoons about Theodore Roosevelt during his Presidency
edit: I've been reading "The Great Call Up" recently, and it goes into how in 1916, Wilson mobilized the entire National Guard (Around 150,000 men), in order to secure the border against an unstable Mexico & it's German sponsored rebels.
The Great Call Up was a a logistical DISASTER. But the mobilization lessons learned during it, significantly helped out just a year later when war were declared on the German Empire & their allies in WWI. IF you enjoy "forgotten" history, the book is amazing.
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico
the discovery and conquest of mexico. great book that gives first-hand accounts of how violent the aztecs were
it have to say "chingadamadre" everytime there's something wrong.
it need to be agressive when is questioned about his personality or life choices
it need to be a party guy/gal whenever it has an opportunity.
You are done ;)
I also recommend you to read this book "Laberinto de la Soledad" , the best book about "how mexicans are" by the great Octavio Paz
https://www.amazon.com/Labyrinth-Solitude-Mexico-Return-Philanthropic/dp/080215042X
Switzerland has not fought an international war since 1815.
I agree that Armed neutrality is best neutrality.
You should check out the book Total Resistance by Swiss Army Major h. Von Dach http://www.amazon.com/Total-Resistance-H-Von-Dach/dp/0873640217
While the Wikipedia article does give us a broad perspective of the matter, it's important to aknowledge that the 'primary sources' quoted are still those of the colonizares and missionaries whose interpretations of the indigenous informers could be heavliy biased by the catholic view from that time.
To fully grasp the fenomena of sacrifice among mesoamerican societies (including the most popular, Mexica) I recomend the work of Miguel León-Portilla Aztec Thought and Culture and Alfredo López Austin Human Body and Ideology, both of them considered the biggest authorities regarding mesoamerican studies because their primary sources are not only the prehispanic codex but also the indigenous people that are alive in Mexico today.
Just for the sake of summarize: in mesoamerican cosmogony the life and death cicle desn't have the 'good' vs 'bad' connotations of cristianity, and gods doesn't work as allegories of the human's deepest impulses as in greek mythology. Even Jospeh Campbell notices these distinctions. The role of death is rather a transitionary state between the "physically incarnated world" and the other world that exists beyond human perception. One's truest essence, teyolia, that resides precisely in the heart is the only part of ourselves that can travel through the "other realms" not to purified our sins or to seek eternity, but to serve the gods in order to sustain the existence of the living world. In other words, death only means another way to maintain life. Sacrificed people are still serving the gods in this cosmovision.
So, yes. Sacrifice -at least among mesoamerican cultures- had heavily religious connotations, and its political aspects were indeed those of dominance tools, but not as instruments of fear as you may think (as depicted in the movie Apocalypto) but rather as an assertion of which group of people or tribe was more worthy of the favor of the gods. That's why captured* warriors accepted sacrifice with dignity; they knew they failed to their tribes, but afterlife they would be working for the gods anyway.
Pd. English is not my native language so I hope this text is legible enough.
*The objective of a war was to capture enemies, no to kill them.
https://www.amazon.com/Twin-Tollans-Postclassic-Mesoamerican-Pre-Columbian/dp/0884023729
> In the Twin Tollan book, the authors more or less take a world system approach to suggest that both cities experience connectivity, thus moving away from notions of one influencing the other
I had to ask my friend for the source he had told me. But he says the debate isn't settled and more work needs to be done at both sites to work out their chronology.
Which reminds me of this Michael Smith article
http://www.academia.edu/download/37635563/MES-07-TulaChichen.pdf
For those confused or wanting to learn more, Twin Tollans by J.K. Kowalski et al might be a book you'd really appreciate on this subject.
Basically, early historians took the Aztecs' mythologized history of Tula at face value and interpreted Tula-like features around Mesoamerica as evidence of Toltec influence, but the reality of it was that there was a much larger cultural phenomenon going on and not only was Tula just following the crowd, but they're far from the first to do so.
Tula still had some level of popularity within Central Mexico, which is why later cultures around the Valley of Mexico like the Acolhua and Tepanecs liked to trace their ancestry to them, and later the Aztecs did the same by marrying into these polities and claiming that same legitimacy through ancestry.
Essentially the Toltecs (if we should even call them that) were that kid in school that repeated a joke louder and everyone credited him for it since. In other words,
Toltecsn't.
Acabo de leer un libro muy bueno sobre el escuadrón 201, la verdad lo recomiendo mucho. Aquí está el link para los que les interese
Bernal Díaz del Castillo wrote a memoir The True History of the Conquest of New Spain which is a surprisingly good read. I also read Conquest: Cortes, Montezuma, and the Fall of Old Mexico which was well written and accessable too.
Yea I haven't really ever seen any documentary about the Mexica or other mesoamerican groups that wasn't built around the older conquest myths like Cortez was mistaken for a god or the spaniards single handily beat them, but that doesn't mean that those old ideas aren't changing. There's a few pbs ones I've seen about the Aztecs and new discoveries of the teotihucan culture. Watching a documentary is easy but if you can reading is your best bet. Conquest by Hugh Thomas is an extremely detailed and well researched account of the rise and fall of the Aztecs, buried Mirror by Carlos Fuentes is an examination of the rise of a unified Spanish nation state and the parrels with the cultures of the new world and shows that the two groups had more in common than one would think. 1491 by Charles C. Mann has some stuff on the Aztecs, but looks at different new world cultures and shows that overall they were more sophisticated than generally thought of
https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-Cortes-Montezuma-Fall-Mexico/dp/0671511041
https://www.amazon.com/Buried-Mirror-Reflections-Spain-World/dp/0395924995
https://www.amazon.com/1491-Revelations-Americas-Before-Columbus/dp/1400032059
To bayesmarkobgauss:
Almost all pre-modern philosophy blurred the line between religion and philosophy.
And there are many philosophers from Africa. Probably the most famous African philosopher (especially in the West) is Augustine. The most famous 20th century African philosopher (and one of the most famous post-colonialism thinkers in general) is Frantz Fanon. One of the more famous pre-modern African philosophers is the Ethiopian Zera Yaqob (not to be confused with the emperor of the same name).
There was also a large tradition of wisdom literature in Ancient Egypt. The Book of Proverbs was influenced by it. The Eloquent Peasant could also be considered philosophy.
Also, the Inca definitely had philosophers, who were called amawtakuna.
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To OP: there have been philosophers from all places. In addition to what the places I said, there are the Muslim Averroes, Avicenna, Ibn Arabi, Al-Farabi, Al-Ghazali; the Jewish Maimonidies, Ibn Ezra (Abraham), Qoheleth, Halevi, Philo; the Chinese Mozi, Zhuangzi, [Mencius]
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mencius), Zhu Xi, Huineng; the Indian Shankara, Nagarjuna, Kautilya, Abhinavagupta, Ramanuja; the Japanese Dogen, Ito Jinsai, Nichiren, Honen, Kukai. There are many more modern Eastern philosophers, I just tried to list mostly pre-modern. These people have also influenced Western philosophers. Schopenhauer and the transcendentalists liked Indian philosophy, Averroes and Avicenna were well-known in Medieval Europe, and Pythagoras is said to have traveled to Egypt.
Philosophy is not limited to Eurasia though. The Aztec tlamatinime had a rich tradition of philosophy, as you can read in Miguel Leon-Portilla's great book or here (EDIT: I just remembered, Nezahualcoyotl is one of the people mentioned many times in the book). Vine Deloria Jr. was a great 20th century Native American philosopher. There are also many books written on Native American philosophy that you can find, or I can suggest.
As for why you thought that, most non-Western philosophers have been ignored. This is the case for most non-Western artists and thinkers. The history behind this is modern European conceptions of European superiority (though this wasn't completely clear-cut, as Russians, Irish people, and Turks are European). And while it could be argued this superiority is still embedded in the consciousness, this legacy has left a tradition that makes it easy to stick with. Because of the language similarities, the numerous manuscripts, and the cultural familiarity, it's just easier for Westerners to stick with the same philosophers. It's creates a simple narrative, and its easy to digest, especially for younger students.
Last year I did the audio book of Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs
I cannot recommend the book enough. A truly amazing story.
The way it was taught to me in the 70's was basically Cortes hopped off the boat, took a look around and made a beeline for the Aztec capital. Not even close to the real story.
The tale of Cortes marching an army across the volcano is incredible in itself.
I think that feat is Hannibal worthy.
I really enjoyed Conquistador: Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs by Buddy Levy.
I think he does a great job of delving into the people instead of just the events. It was a good read.
The Great Call up was essentially a dry run for the mobilization for WWI. President Wilson called up the entire National Guard in shifts over a year period. It weeded out all of the unfit soldiers and provided significant field training. Here are two recent books that you might find of interest.
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Call-Up-Border-Mexican-Revolution/dp/0806146451/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1512008370&sr=8-2&keywords=mexican+border+mobilization
https://www.amazon.com/First-Border-Wall-Militia-Mobilization-ebook/dp/B01GD7CQ28/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512008370&sr=8-1&keywords=mexican+border+mobilization
Also, if you don't want to spend any money, you can search for a copy of the 27th Infantry Division WWI history. The first several chapters deal with the Mexican Call up.
This is going to be fun. Across my multiple wishlists...
1.) Something that is grey.
Grey bedsheets.
2.) Something reminiscent of rain.
Pet water fountain.
3.) Something food related that is unusual.
Astronaut Ice Cream
4.) Something on your list that is for someone other than yourself. Tell me who it's for and why. (Yes, pets count!)
This Bruins banner is for my BFF Becky. She loves the Bruins more than anything. Hockey is her obsession. I put it on my list to remind myself to get it for her at some point. It would make her happy.
5.) A book I should read! I am an avid reader, so take your best shot and tell me why I need to read it!
The Name of the Wind. Of everything I've read in the past 6 months, this one I devoured and have been desperate for the second book in (it's on my list to pick up this week, actually, if my paycheck EVER comes in).
Look, I hate... HATE... first person perspective. I see it as a sign of sloppy writing. However, this book had me SOLD on it. Kvothe is possibly one of my new favorite characters OF ALL TIME.
Avid reader doesn't even begin to describe me. I have my own library. I need books like air. And if I had to make a list of 100 books that were all I was allowed to have for the rest of my life, THIS WOULD BE ON IT.
6.) An item that is less than a dollar, including shipping... that is not jewelry, nail polish, and or hair related!
This kindle book
7.) Something related to cats. I love cats! (keep this SFW, you know who you are...)
The most interesting cat toy in the world
8.) Something that is not useful, but so beautiful you must have it.
This choker. Enough said.
9.) A movie everyone should watch at least once in their life. Why?
The Breakfast Club Why? Because. It's a good movie. Whether you were the jock, the brain, the spoiled brat, the loser, or the troublemaker-- there's a character you can identify with, and it shows that whatever and whoever you are, you can get along with someone who isn't in your clique.
10.) Something that would be useful when the zombies attack. Explain.
A Seed Vault
Everyone worries about fighting zombies.
Dumb. You see, when the zombies come, I'm holing up. A few weeks and if they are undead, they'll have rotted themselves to death. If they are fast moving, viral sumbitches, then they'll have likely ended up offing themselves through dehydration or whatever.
In any event, I'll wait them out. But then, I will need to rebuilt and eat.
(Besides, I have my trusty zombie-killing baseball bat, and a bow. Quiet. Efficient.)
11.) Something that would have a profound impact on your life and help you to achieve your current goals.
This book on Aztec and Inca expansionism. I'm back in school, and my focus is Mesoamerican Studies. Eventual degrees, here I come!
12.) One of those pesky Add-On items.
Zucchini seeds.
13.) The most expensive thing on your list. Your dream item. Why?
A KitchenAid Mixer Why? I like to cook and bake. My mother has one that I used for years when I was a kid and still living with her. I'm 30 now. I remember she got it when I was like, 5. IT STILL WORKS. Over a dozen moves, being abused for holidays making bread and cookies and cakes, being used by my Dad (I swear, he looks at appliances and they break) and it STILL FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY.
I cannot think of a kitchen appliance that would be more useful.
14.) Something bigger than a bread box. EDIT A bread box is typically similar in size to a microwave.
This loft bed
15.) Something smaller than a golf ball.
How about 7 somethings? A set of dice.
16.) Something that smells wonderful.
Italian Herb Bread Mix It smells good when you open the box. When it's mixed. While it's rising. While it bakes. After it bakes. As you've slathered butter on it and begin to nom.
17.) A (SFW) toy.
Hawkeye is so SFW I would bring him in to put on my desk.
18.) Something that would be helpful for going back to school.
This book, of course.
19.) Something related to your current obsession, whatever that may be.
Funko Tyrion Lannister because even a small man can cast a great shadow.
20.) Something that is just so amazing and awe-inspiring that I simply must see it. Explain why it is so grand.
This.
No one will understand the magnificence of this plushie.
It is a rotund, cuddly, snuggly Cthulhu.
But Cthulhu does not cuddle. He does not care. When the stars are right, he will rise from the deeps and from his seat Ry'leh, devour his cultists-- and everyone else-- by the millions, and bring forth an end to all things.
But how can you deny his Elder God wrath? HOW?! Look at him, all squishy and warm and soft. Look at his little T-Rex arms, reaching out for your love and devotion. His eyes, his wiggly little face tentacles. YOU MUST SNUGGLE HIM.
fear cuts deeper than swords
What do we say to death? NOT TODAY.
Hammond Innes has a basic compendium called The Conquistadors. Not super in depth, but provides a good overview.
The Great Orphan Abduction
http://www.amazon.com/The-Great-Arizona-Orphan-Abduction/dp/067400535X
This book is tangential but a great, great read.
Ahhuatl's suggestions are great, and the Florentine Codex (especially Book 1) is pretty much your authoritative source. Leon-Portilla is another great resource and you may want to check out his Aztec Thought and Culture if you ever want a scholarly look at the philosophy of Aztec religion.
If you're looking for the myths themselves though, you may want to check out Taube and Miller's Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya. It is a dictionary/encyclopedia though, so it may be kind of dry. Carrasco's Daily Life of the Aztecs doesn't directly tell the myths but does feature large passages on important rituals (and is just a good book overall).
The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico.
The title gives you the summary. It's a perspective you pretty much never hear and it totally turned my understanding of events on its head. This was an assigned text for a history course in university, but many years later, I'm still thinking about it and referencing it all the time.
https://www.amazon.ca/Broken-Spears-2007-Revised-Conquest/dp/080705500X
Conquistador, about how Cortes defeated the Aztecs. Excellent research and well written. Great story, as well.
I love Miguel León-Portilla! You might consider reading his:
For visual art, the show catalog, Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya is amazing.
Check out Dr. Joyce's book, "Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos" It covers all three cultures pretty exhaustively. https://www.amazon.com/Mixtecs-Zapotecs-Chatinos-Ancient-Southern/dp/0631209786
Really?
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/open-borders_n_5737722
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/16/opinion/open-borders-immigration.html
https://www.economist.com/open-future/2018/04/16/the-case-for-immigration
https://www.amazon.com/No-One-Illegal-Fighting-U-S-Mexico/dp/1931859353
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/07/31/open-borders-help-economy-combat-illegal-immigration-column/862185002/
http://fortune.com/2016/04/17/immigration-open-borders/
This book is considered a classic, although it's a bit old and may be less up-to-date than newer works.
I'll defer to any superior knowledge you have. I got the info from Religion and Empire: The Dynamics of Aztec and Inca Expansionism.
This beauty here. I've wanted to get a more familiar with mexican authors since my old man swears I need to every time I see him lol. This particular book won the Nobel prize for literature.
The Conquest of Mexico by Bernal Diaz. An amazing first-hand account of one of the greatest (and bloodiest) adventures in human history, the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire.
Hi! I'd be happy to help out with some suggestions:
The Secret War in Mexico is older, but still excellent. It is fact-heavy and not easy to read, though.
Treacherous Passage is new, and having only skimmed a few pages at a friend's house, one I'm interested in reading ASAP.
Intervention! covers the Mexican Revolution from am an American perspective.
Igolini! Te tengo una recomendación bien chida. Léete sobre Los Aguiluchos del Escuadrón 201. Ahorita que andas con tu racha de WWII. Está muy bueno, bien informativo y cortito.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071W4N7PS/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage_o00_?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Well, here are some native accounts:
https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Spears-Account-Conquest-Mexico/dp/080705500X/ref=pd_sim_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=080705500X&pd_rd_r=T43GB6PGR9GJBH5H8CSN&pd_rd_w=pvvDW&pd_rd_wg=VVXL3&psc=1&refRID=T43GB6PGR9GJBH5H8CSN
https://www.amazon.com/Secret-War-Mexico-Mexican-Revolution/dp/0226425894
Taft knew and approved everything, Wilson always informed and followed Washington's orders.
Ever read The Broken Spears? Great history of the conquest of Central America from Aztec perspectives.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Broken-Spears-Account-Conquest/dp/080705500X
This?
I believe you don't understand the term 'mestizo'
Mexico is a mestizo nation as only 10-14% of the population is indigenous (amerindians). The rest of the population is a mixture of Indian-White-Black ancestry, it even has been postulated that no pure race exists today as hundreds of years since being conquered (1519) and the import of 600,000 black slaves (early 16th century) has had an impact on all of the population.
An indigenous (amerindian) dressed in western clothing would be called 'mestizo' and that would be correct, as mestizo not only refers to the racial mixture of amerindians-spaniards (or amerindian-white european). But also to a phenomenon exclusive to Mexico called "mestizaje".
As you probably know, Mexico's indigenous culture was pretty much destroyed during the spaniard invasion, language and religion were imposed on the population and after the revolution the elite developed the construction of the mexican national identity, the "Mestizo identity".
It pisses me off to no end to write about this and I don't want to elaborate in the destruction of my (our) culture, suffice to say that mestizo is a correct term for any mexican not identifying fully neither with any indigenous culture nor with a particular non-Mexican heritage, but rather identifies as having cultural traits and heritage incorporating elements from indigenous and European traditions
> We Mexicans need to stop clinging to this idea that we have white blood in our veins because that's not the case for most Mexicans. And for those that do, it shouldn't be a point of pride.
I don't see where you are heading with this. Just being factual, mexican population does have white (European) ancestry just like it has Black ancestry as well (1.8% (±3.5%) of African, and 1.2% (±1.8%) of East Asian ancestry).
It is estimated that on average the population is 41.8% (±15.5%) of European ancestry, towards the north of the country the percentage is higher (northern Sonora is 61.6% European ancestry) and towards the south indigenous ancestry is higher (the southern state of Guerrero showed on average 71.5% of indigenous ancestry)
Most mexicans do have white (European) ancestry (blood) in them (remember that you need ~25% haplotype in order to show up phenotypically), I don't know why it should or shouldn't be a point of pride as you say...
> I highly recommend the book Mexico Profundo as it talks more about this. [1] http://www.amazon.com/dp/0292708432
top lel
We've been culturally enriched beyond salvation throughout the last 5 centuries, let our history be an example of the dangers of multiculturalism on homogenous populations as Europe is facing right now lest their culture be forever destroyed too.
> And just to make it clear, I'm not saying that white Mexicans don't exist. They clearly do. Just turn on the TV.
2013, still watching TV. Anyways, Mexico is racist (towards the indigenous population, in large part because of the damned mestizaje) and mexicans want to see on TV that which they like (not being indigenous) and the TV networks happily oblige.
It's not that those actors aren't mexicans or are pure blooded aryan master race, it's just that their mixture has less Indian, Black and Asian ancestry.
If you've an interest in aztec philosophy theres a decent amount out there. I took a class in it at SFSU and was fairly blown away. i tried to find my copy of the syllabus for the class, but failed. Luckily, i didn't sell back some of the books, and i found one in particular on amazon i'd recommend:
http://www.amazon.com/Aztec-Thought-Culture-Civilization-American/dp/0806122951/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1311133270&sr=8-1
this is an amazing thread. i too am a cultural anthro major and would like as much reading material as possible. keep the suggestions coming guys!
here's my contribution. i read it for my final essay in my ant102 class
come again?
> data2dave[S] 10 points 13 hours ago
> He's the Anti-Trump of Mexico:
> His book: https://www.amazon.com/%C2%A1Oye-Trump-Saying-Start-Mexico/dp/1944869859
Si les interesa más la historia de los San Patricios, les recomiendo el libro (en español) de Michael Hogan
Read this book. It will make more sense.
https://www.amazon.com/Labyrinth-Solitude-Mexico-Return-Philanthropic/dp/080215042X
I only just learned about them myself. Fascinating. Just picked up a book about it.
Nice, they mention Total Resistance.
Ok LOL! Ha ha ha ha! Ok, since you can't be bothered to use the internet, here ya go! That was easy. Total win for me. Jeez. Do you need me to do a tutorial on how google works, too? How embarrassing for you.
I just gave you several. https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Spears-Account-Conquest-Mexico/dp/080705500X
This guy is also good.
https://www.audible.com/pd/Maya-to-Aztec-Ancient-Mesoamerica-Revealed-Audiobook/B00TKIYO46?qid=1554886445&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&pf_rd_r=B2W3Q9K4SGPXX46290KZ
Acedemia.eu also has a lot of good papers if you’re interested in specific subjects.
Michael D Coe has a lot of good work as well.
Florentine Codex of course.
Cool, thanks
https://www.amazon.ca/Conquistadors-Hammond-Innes/dp/0002111454
https://www.amazon.ca/Ancient-Maya-Perspectives-Heather-Mckillop/dp/0393328902
https://www.amazon.ca/Maya-9-Michael-D-Coe/dp/0500291888
Forgive me for answering in English, but unfortunately Spanish is not my first language. I feel like I can make my point clearer in English.
The idea of Mexico being a mestizo nation is a myth. That's because any indigenous person that dresses in western clothing is automatically labeled as mestizo. Many indigenous communities underwent a process in which they lost most of their native language and customs, which were replaced by Spanish and western clothing. But they are still indigenous people.
We Mexicans need to stop clinging to this idea that we have white blood in our veins because that's not the case for most Mexicans. And for those that do, it shouldn't be a point of pride.
I highly recommend the book Mexico Profundo as it talks more about this.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0292708432
And just to make it clear, I'm not saying that white Mexicans don't exist. They clearly do. Just turn on the TV.