Did you know that this is a special year for Mexico? This year Mexico celebrates 200 years of freedom from Spanish rule as well as 100 years since the Revolution that ended the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. To read more about the history and celebration of these important events, click on the number that follows: 2010.
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I didn’t know that the conquerors brought unfamiliar diseases to the natives. The diseases and an extreme work load diminished the population. A once 20 million native populated land dwindled to a 1 million native populated land after a century of the harsh cruel spanish rule.
I also learned about the different classes of people. And if you were born in Spain you were the top of the classes named the Criollos, the children born in Mexico with spanish parents were one class lower as the Mestizos. The offsprings of Spaniards and Natives were even lower as Indios. The last class were the native Indians; Negros, African slaves.
Oh my gosh! I can’t believe it! 100 and 200 years of freedom! WOW! Can’t wait until next spanish senora! I’m going to do the flag and other extra credit.
Thanks for being my teacher!
Last Tuesday, the 16th, something very important in Mexico happened. While all of us were at school and having a regular day, Mexicans were celebrating the past 200 years of independence and there 100 years of revolution. This is a very big deal in Mexico, almost everything and everyone is completely decorated from head to toe, houses, streets, buildings, cars, and even people. On every street corner there are vendors selling flags, balloons and other Mexican cultural items. The Mexican revolution only began exactly 100 years ago which makes the celebration even more bigger and grander, thats why at exactly 11:00pm the Mexicans President arrives in the zocalo to give the grito or cry of independence, such as every year but makes this year extra special. Many people go to the zocalo ceremony so when it reaches the highest point of all the crowd starts proudly shouting the names of the heroes of our independence and ends with the special VIVA MEXICO ! So now on every 16th of september remember that many people in Mexico are having a huge celebration and deserve to have a great and fun time celebrating.
I think that this is a very important day and will always be remembered because no one likes being ruled and forced to do things that they do not believe in like religion, and clothing, things that people use or do daily. I know that the 4th of July is an important holiday for Americans and it is the same for Mexicans. Except the difference is they celebrate it a little differently and their independence day is on September 16th or el septiembere 16th. I think that’s what it is.
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i thought this article was interesting because i learned so many new things, like how the aztecs came out of and before the spainards, in the place that is now called Mexico. it was also educational because some of it was obviously in spanish.
I found the story very interesting. Especially liked the story about the bell. I never would have guessed that it was to signal the start of the war.
I can’t believe it is the 200th year of Mexico, that is so cool! I think it is sad that the Spanish would give diseases to the Olmec, Aztec and Mayan empire, but I guess that is why we are more immune to them today. The war lasted 10 years, a whole entire decade. That was really interesting to know. I also learned about all of the classes in New Spain. Viva!!
I think that this holiday is very interesting. 100 years for the independence of Mexico!! It sounds very cool how they celebrate this holiday i mean all of the food sounds wonderful and the partying sounds like a blast. Also, all of the lights on the houses and everything, it sounds like a beautiful scenery and next year on September 16th I might just have to go down to Mexico and see the celebrating!!
In 5th grade last year we learned a little on the Aztec Indians. I learned that they were a troop of Indiana’s that were living on where Mexico is right now. I find that kind of cool. And I learned from that interesting paragraph about the Crillos, and how they were the 2nd highest social class (after royalty) and how they standing up for all of this craziest from the royalty. I also learned about the Mestizos, and Indios. ( I already had learned about African American Slaves from 5th grade). But i learned that they were a much lower class and were not treated as well as the Crillos and royalty. So that is what I have learned from that paragraph
Hi! I really liked the article and how enthusiastic it sounded about the Mexican independence. I thought it was really funny that the independence day is all about they won the war and were free from Spanish rule, but the reason that Mexico even exists is because SPAIN took it out of Aztec rule. I think that the way that Mexico celebrates it’s independence day is very, VERY similar to the way we celebrate ours. Except we don’t have a ceremony with the president and we don’t have a ceremonial bell.
200 years of independnce seems cool. This year must be very inportant to Mexico a other countrys in Latin America