# Picturing Mexican America — Explore LA’s Mexican past

> Explore LA’s Mexican past (iPhone/iPad app by Cricket Technology.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/picturing-mexican-america/id1567850782 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Cricket Technology](https://appshunter.io/developer/444589688)
- Category: Education, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 22 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2024-02-10
- Data updated: 2026-07-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/picturing-mexican-america/id1567850782/reviews.md

## What is Picturing Mexican America?

Did you know that Mexico used to extend North all the way into what we now know as the US state of Oregon? And did you know that Los Angeles used to be the capital of Alta California, a relatively insignificant territory that wasn’t even important enough to be a state? Well, it’s all true, and picturing Mexican America helps you experience what life was like back then.

Built by a collaborative team of researchers at UCLA and the Los Angeles Public Library, Picturing Mexican America consists of four features: “Mis Tierras” uses geodata to display images of 19th century, Mexican Los Angeles based on your location; with “LA Selfie” you can see which historical figure you most resemble and learn more about them; “Mis Viajes” embeds 19th-century, Mexican sounds back into the cityscape; and the ‘Story of the Week” entertaining, bite-sized history lessons.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6 — 2025-01-05

Added audio clips for some items in "Mis Tierras" map.

### 1.5 — 2024-08-18

Bug fixes.

### 1.4 — 2024-05-14

Minor content improvements

### 1.3 — 2024-04-28

Added captions for Mis Viajes images.

### 1.2 — 2024-04-25

Bug fixes.

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- [City Trees](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/city-trees/id1447048394)

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