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1810. Mexico. Date of the independence of Spain (declarated).
The priest Miguel Hidalgo considered Father of the Fatherland Mexican proclaimed the insurrection in the town of Dolores (Guanajuato). In fact is the date of the beginning of the fight for independence that would not consummate up to eleven years later.Web: Wikipedia
1535. San Cristóbal de las Casas (México). San Cristóbal received its coat of arms from Carlos V.
San Cristóbal received its coat of arms in 1535 from Carlos V and it was officially declared a city in 1536. In 1829, the name was changed to San Cristóbal. “de las Casas” was added in 1848 in honor of Bartolomé de las Casas.Web: Wikipedia
1910. Mexico. Anniversary of the beginning of the Mexican Revolution.
Francisco I. Plank, rich landowner of the north of the country making use of the unhappiness of the people instigated to rebelling on the date of the 20 of November against the dictatorial regime of Porfirio Díaz. This day the follow-up was scarce but it was the beginning of a series of popular riots that even ten years afterwards would not consolidate with the triumph of the revolutionary movement.Web: Wikipedia
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1821. San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico). Origin of the Mexican nation.
August 28, 1821, the city of Santa Maria Comitan dependent Ciudad Real de Chiapas (now San Cristobal de las Casas) declared itself as a free and independent state, both of the Captaincy General of Guatemala and Spain and invites the other municipalities of Chiapas province to do the same. It is the beginning of the Mexican nation.Web: Wikipedia
1917. Mexico. Day of the Constitution.
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1862. Puebla (Mexico). The General Zaragoza wins to the French in Puebla.
Cinco de Mayo, (Spanish for “Fifth of May”), national holiday in Mexico commemorating the Mexican Army’s defeat of French forces on May 5, 1862, in the Batalla de Puebla (Battle of Puebla).Web: Encarta
1492. Spanish-speaking countries. Columbus Day.
It commemorates the historical date of the Discovery of America on the part of Spain and the birth of the Spanish Empire. Depending on the country is called the Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity (Argentina), Intercultural Day (Ecuador), National Day of Spain, Columbus Day (USA), American Day (Uruguay) or Day of Indigenous Resistance (Venezuela), among others.Web: Wikipedia
1847. Chapultepec (Mexico). Start of the Battle of Chapultepec between the U.S. Army and Mexico in the Hill of Chapultepec (Mexico City).
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