Mexican Independence Day
September 16 - Celebrate Mexico’s Independence Day on September 16! 2010 is the year of the Bicentennial Celebrations in Mexico commemorating 200 years of Independence from Spanish rule. The holiday of Cinco De Mayo, The 5th Of May, is not, as many people think, Mexico’s Independence Day.
In the year 1500, Spain conquered Mexico and named it New Spain. Life was hard under Spanish rule and many of the natives were forced into slavery. More than 300 years later, on September 16, 1810, a priest named Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla started a revolt. The Spanish were defeated in 1821 and now Mexican Independence is celebrated every year to remember the beginning of the struggle for freedom. Read more from: Mexican Independence Day http://www.kidzworld.com/article/3817-mexican-independence-day#ixzz0zWguF0c0The
¡Viva México!
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What:
Mexican Independence Day
When:
September 14 - September 20, 2010
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