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Don Miguel Hidalgo: Father of Our Independence

May2022-09-16T23:34:09+00:00HEROES & HEROINES, HISTORY, Reference & History, September 16 Mexican Independence|

Father of Mexico's Independence by Angie Galicia Late one September evening the name of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla became forever engraved in Mexico's history. Since that ...

Frida Kahlo Viva la Vida

May2022-08-05T21:50:58+00:00Arts, HEROES & HEROINES|

For Frida, her paintings were not a representation of dreams but a way to cope with the reality of life. She told her story from her own point of view and through the pain and passion of her experiences.

General Ignacio Zaragoza: Cinco de Mayo Hero

May2022-04-30T09:28:36+00:00Cinco de Mayo, HEROES & HEROINES, HISTORY, Reference & History|

Spanish Cinco de Mayo Hero When "Cinco de Mayo" is mentioned in Mexico, one of the most symbolic battles in the Mexican collective unconscious immediately ...

Benito Juarez

May2022-08-05T22:02:21+00:00HEROES & HEROINES, HISTORY, Reference & History|

Benito Juarez is undoubtedly one of the most important and revered figures in Mexican history. Each March 21st marks the anniversary of his birth and ...

Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

May2022-09-09T21:47:39+00:00HEROES & HEROINES|

Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez also known as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, was born in Nepantla Mexico in 1651. She was a ...

The Beautiful Face of Courage: The Adelitas

May2022-09-15T18:05:37+00:00HEROES & HEROINES, Mexican Revolution|

They looked for water and food for the soldiers, built barricades to protect them in the evening, healed the sick, carried the weapons. They went ...

Doña Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez Mexican Independence Heroine

May2022-08-06T09:46:48+00:00HEROES & HEROINES, HISTORY, Reference & History, September 16 Mexican Independence|

Spanish Doña Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, a Mexican patriot as well as a heroine of Mexico’s Independence War, made her name in history for her bravery ...

Nezahualcoyotl : The Emperor Poet

May2022-09-09T21:48:46+00:00HEROES & HEROINES, HISTORY|

“Yo soy Nezahualcóyotl, Soy el cantor” ...

Guadalupe Victoria: Mexico’s First President

May2015-07-22T16:35:25+00:00HEROES & HEROINES, HISTORY, Reference & History|

Jose Miguel Ramon Adaucto Fernández Félix, better known as Guadalupe Victoria, was born in Tamazula, Nueva Vizcaya, currently the state of Durango in 1786. At ...

Maximilian Emperor of Mexico

May2015-05-03T12:12:37+00:00HEROES & HEROINES, HISTORY|

Maximilian of Mexico was born in Vienna, Austria in 1832 as Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph. He was the grandson of Austrian emperor, Francis II, and younger ...

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