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ndependenciMexican Independence Day
16 de Septiembre:
2011 was the year of the Bicentennial Celebrations in Mexico. This wonderful country commemorated 200 years of Independence fromSpanish rule and 100 years of itsRevolution that began in 1910 and toppled dictator PorfirioDiaz .
El Grito every 16 th of September is the Mexican Fiesta par excellence! On this day Mexicans all overthe world celebrate Mexico's independence from Spanish rule.
As you know, indigenous peoples were the first to inhabit what is now known as Mexico. They created great civilizations such asthe Olmec , the Teotihuacan , Maya ,Toltec , and of course the most powerful of all, the Aztec Empire.
After Christopher Columbus “discovered” America, the Spaniards carried out expeditions to find gold andriches from these faraway lands. In 1521, about 500 Spanish soldiers arrived in Mexico, headed by an ambitious man: Hernán Cortés . At this time, the Aztecs had built a great empire that ruled overall Mesoamérica . So the Spaniards decided to direct their attacks towards them.
The indigenous nations that were under the Aztec rule were tired of the physical and economic hardships imposedupon them by this empire. This circumstance made them think that by helping the Conquerors defeat the Aztecs , they would be better off. So they decided to aid the Spaniards.
This is how theConquest of what is now Mexico began.
On the 13 th of August 1521, Cuauhtémoc , the last Aztec emperor was captured.The indigenous allies of the Spaniards raided Tenochtitlan , capital of the Aztec empire.They didn't know it at the time, but they had been liberated from one oppressor and fallen in the hands of a much more powerful authoritarian.
This was the beginning of three centuries of Spanishrule. The new colony was named Nueva España, New Spain.
The years that followed were devastating. The conquerors brought with them diseases unknown to the natives. The epidemics that broke out as...
16 de Septiembre:
2011 was the year of the Bicentennial Celebrations in Mexico. This wonderful country commemorated 200 years of Independence fromSpanish rule and 100 years of itsRevolution that began in 1910 and toppled dictator PorfirioDiaz .
El Grito every 16 th of September is the Mexican Fiesta par excellence! On this day Mexicans all overthe world celebrate Mexico's independence from Spanish rule.
As you know, indigenous peoples were the first to inhabit what is now known as Mexico. They created great civilizations such asthe Olmec , the Teotihuacan , Maya ,Toltec , and of course the most powerful of all, the Aztec Empire.
After Christopher Columbus “discovered” America, the Spaniards carried out expeditions to find gold andriches from these faraway lands. In 1521, about 500 Spanish soldiers arrived in Mexico, headed by an ambitious man: Hernán Cortés . At this time, the Aztecs had built a great empire that ruled overall Mesoamérica . So the Spaniards decided to direct their attacks towards them.
The indigenous nations that were under the Aztec rule were tired of the physical and economic hardships imposedupon them by this empire. This circumstance made them think that by helping the Conquerors defeat the Aztecs , they would be better off. So they decided to aid the Spaniards.
This is how theConquest of what is now Mexico began.
On the 13 th of August 1521, Cuauhtémoc , the last Aztec emperor was captured.The indigenous allies of the Spaniards raided Tenochtitlan , capital of the Aztec empire.They didn't know it at the time, but they had been liberated from one oppressor and fallen in the hands of a much more powerful authoritarian.
This was the beginning of three centuries of Spanishrule. The new colony was named Nueva España, New Spain.
The years that followed were devastating. The conquerors brought with them diseases unknown to the natives. The epidemics that broke out as...
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