Throughout its history, Mexico has been convulsed by a series of epic, violent and bloody struggles that have defined the culture and identity of this complex nation. EMPIRE BUILDERS: MEXICO looks at this often-overlooked history of America's next-door neighbor, which has been affected and influenced by the United States. This is a chronicle of conquest with all its bloody and dramatic consequences; not just of battles and wars, but of feuds, shifting alliances, trickery, intrigue, executions, assassination and exile.