Distances to beat and myths to break: the establishment of Mexican-Polish diplomatic relations

Abstract

This article is the result of a documentary review whose objective consisted in gathering information and describing the socio-political conditions of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations between Mexico and Poland. The method of selection and analysis of sources was applied, the type of research is qualitative. It was found that the political relationship between Poland and Mexico started from mutual ignorance and a series of topics, being one of the first tasks of the governments to rectify or confirm the respective images of the countries. It is concluded that the initial two decades of official contacts witness the evolution of socio-political concepts and the consolidation of these stereotyped images.