Mexican dream
Description
At the beginning of the 19th Century, against all odds, a handful of French immigrants succeeded and prospered in a desolate region of Mexico. San Rafael is a little town in the State of Veracruz, Mexico. This town would be like any other if it wasn't mainly inhabited by descendants of French immigrants who settled in this deserted part of the country. In 1833, many peasants in France were starving. Some of them were offered virgin plots of Mexican land if they were willing to go there and farm them. They took their chances and after a long, difficult and deadly voyage, arrived in a country far away from their roots. Like many immigrants, they tried to recreate their environment and protect their culture. Today, some of the descendants of these early settlers still speak the original language but, at heart, they are Mexican.
Runtime
27 min
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
1998
Database
Alexander Street
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