Perspectives: under this motto, Mexican and German researchers 32 studied in this volume the multiple and complex cultural relationships between Germany and Mexico in the first century of its independence. A first source of mutual knowledge are the publications of travelers - Germans in Mexico and some Mexican travelers in Germany - discussed in the first half. The second examines the enduring presence of Germany in Mexico: thus, German thought in the political and cultural scene, the German colony in Mexico City and the work of various German companies that contributed to the country's technical and industrial . The third part reverses the perspective by focusing on the Mexican presence in Germany._x000D_
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The 2006 conference was enriched by an exhibition at the National Library of Mexico that beautifully illustrated the presence of German thought in Mexico. The CD that accompanies this edition is a lasting testimony to it._x000D_