This is where Juana Belen Gutierrez de Mendoza decided to join in on the fight, which emphasized individual rights and new opportunities for "women in education, politics, and employment " (HTM 104) she wanted women to have equal rights in everything. ... Other women who also joined were Sara Ramirez, "a teacher, writer, and labor organizer, she also edited La Corregidora " (HTM 109); and Elisa AcuÙŽña y Rosete, "a teacher, writer, political activist and later published La Guillotina " (HTM 109). ...

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The reports of opulent Mexican empires brought back by explorers on Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba's and Juan de Grijalba's coastal journeys caused the Spanish government to look inland. ... Cortes's ship was the last to arrive and he found upon landing that one of his commanders, Pedro de Alvarado, had rashly removed the ornaments from the local temples and forced the Cozumelans to flee to the center of the small island. ...

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