In the face of President Trump’s repeated attacks, Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, has had to walk a thin line, appeasing him enough to try to avert potentially catastrophic tariffs while also showing fellow Mexicans that she is defending national sovereignty.
At the entrance to Mexico City’s largest park lies a towering marble monument to six young military cadets killed in battle.
The Niños Héroes — “boy heroes” — died while defending Mexico’s capital during the Mexican-American War, which broke out 179 years ago this week.
That conflict may not loom large in the minds of most Americans. But in Mexico, which in defeat was forced to cede more than half of its territory to the U.S., memories of the war and other military quarrels with the nation’s powerful northern neighbor remain deeply felt.
As Mexicans, we have to unite for this new battle — which is a trade war
Felix de la Rosa, chemical engineer
Today, Mexico is once again locked in battle with the United States, this time facing an American president who is hurling insults, tariffs, and threatening U.S. drone strikes here. Many see it as just the latest chapter in an age-old tale of U.S. aggression.
“In Mexico, there’s a perception that the United States is the villain of our story,” said historian Alejandro Rosas. “That’s the narrative you grow up with, it’s what they teach you in school. We’ve been victims of the United States forever.”
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