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Reference & History
Reference & History
Las Mañanitas
Las Mañanitas is the traditional Mexican birthday song. It is so popular that it is now sung in most Latin American countries. Usually this beautiful song is sung when the birthday person wakes up or before blowing the candles on the cake. Estas son las mañanitas que cantaba e... Read MoreReference & History
Hispanic Countries’ Independence Days Hispanic Heritage
Hispanic Heritage: Hispanic Independence Days Argentina July 9, 1816 (from Spain) Bolivia August 6, 1825 (from Spain) Chile September 18, 1810 (from Spain) Colombia July 20, 1810 (from Spain) Costa Rica September ... Read MoreReference & History
Don Miguel Hidalgo: Father of Our 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 night, his life as well as that of Mexico, changed radically. Before that historic moment when his voice cried out to deman... Read MoreReference & History
Mexican Independence Facts Hechos de la Independencia de México
// 1. Mexican Independence Day is celebrated every September 16. Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s Independence Day. 2. The Mexican Independence war begun on September 16, 1810 and ended on September 27, 1821. La guerra de Independencia comenzó el 16 de Septiembre de 1810 y concluyó e... Read MoreReference & History
El Español: The History of the Spanish Language
Spanish is one of the most important languages in the world. But what exactly is language? Language emerged due to man's need to communicate with others. In prehistoric times, men communicated through very simple oral, and sometimes written, language, and made drawings... Read MoreFind articles and news about Mexico.
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