Around 400 yearsings ago, a Spanish Nobleman Set Sail for the new world. His name, lorenzo longoria. My ancestors arrival changed history, creating Modern Mexico and a gateway between it and the rest of the world. Everything started here. Its also the cradle of mexican gastronomy because all ingredients landed in this spot. And all the ingredients in mexico left from here, chocolate, vanilla, the tomato. Can you imagine italian cuisine without the tomato, or french pastry without chocolate and vanilla . Impossible. The people of veracruz took this Treasure Trove of ingredients passing in and out of the port and created a whole new cuisine. Sp [ speaking nonenglish ]. Wow. Im eva longoria, Born And Bred in texas by as diverse as its 32 states. The ports strategic position Saw Veracruzans fight off repeated invasions right into the 20th century. [ speaking nonenglish ] but this history of conflict from indigenous Power Struggles to African Slavery created a cultural big bang. [ speaking
around 400 yearsings ago, a spanish nobleman set sail for the new world. his name, lorenzo longoria. my ancestors arrival changed history, creating modern mexico and a gateway between it and the rest of the world. everything started here. it s also the cradle of mexican gastronomy because all ingredients landed in this spot. and all the ingredients in mexico left from here, chocolate, vanilla, the tomato. can you imagine italian cuisine without the tomato, or french pastry without chocolate and vanilla? impossible. the people of veracruz took this treasure trove of ingredients passing in and out of the port and created a whole new cuisine. sp [ speaking non-english ] . wow. i m eva longoria, born and bred in texas by as diverse as its 32 states. the port s strategic position saw veracruzans fight off repeated invasions right into the 20th century. [ speaking non-english ] but this history of conflict from indigenous power struggles to african slavery created a cultural
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it s impossible to overstate the impact of african culture on this region. but even at the peak of the slave trade, there was resistance. in 1631, a group of rebel slaves won the right to live as free people in their own region. it was a small, but significant victory, given it would take another two centuries before slavery ended in mexico. [ speaking non-english ] wow. yuca frita.