José María Morelos y Pavón was born in Valladolid (now Morelia) in 1765.
He was a Mexican religious, military and politician, leader of the revel Independence war in Mexico. After the death of father Miguel Hidalgo in 1811, José María assumed leadership of the independence movement...
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What better song to commemorate Mexico's triumphs such as our Independence or the Battle of Puebla., than the very nationalistic Viva Mexico. Composed by Pedro Galindo, this song is traditionally sung by the people gathered in the plazas and zócalos to celebrate El Grito de Independencia, e...
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September 16 Mexican Independence
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Unscramble each of the clue words.
Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number.
Answers (not in order): liberty , flag, Spain, fireworks, independence, Virgen de Guadalupe, fiesta, el grito, conquest, September, Hidalgo, Nueva España , zocalo, Mexico.
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16 de Septiembre: El Grito de Independencia
by Jose Pablo Olvera
2011 was the year of the Bicentennial Celebrations in Mexico. This wonderful country commemorated 200 years of Independence from Spanish rule and 100 years of its Revolution that began in 1910 and toppled dictator Porfirio Diaz.
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