Happy Birthday Mexico

Viva Mexico.

First of all, it's not the Mexican Revolution, but the Mexican Independence.

Mexican history has had several stages.

Independence (1810-1840s) - Independence and nation building, loss of Central America and the Northern half of our territory.

Reform (1850s-1876) - Civil War between Conservatives and Liberals, victory of the Liberals after the Conservatives brought the French invasion to create an "empire".

Porfiriato (1876-1910) - Modernizing dictatorship

Revolution (1910-1920s) - Popular revolt against the Porfirista dictatorship, chaos, institution building

Institutionalized Revolution (1920s -2000) - Modernization led by the Party, nationalist at first, then more "global", authoritarian or semi-authoritarian regime who became more democratic with time.

Democracy (2000- ????)

2nd. Yes, September 16th is our national day. NOT CINCO DE MAYO.
May 5th commemorates our victory in Puebla against French invaders.
Cinco de Mayo is more important for Mexicans "in the other side of the border".
The Commander of the Mexican Army in Puebla was General Zaragoza, born in Texas (before Texas secceded from Mexico).

3rd:
The classical celebration is "El Grito". The President, or the Governor, or the Major, depending where, re-enacts the call to arms for Independence Father Hidalgo, the priest of Dolores, gave on the eve of Sept-16-1810.
The yell is nowadays "Viva México". The original one was "Vamos a matar gachupines". (Let's kill gachupines) Gachupín= despective for Spaniard.

But most people celebrate at their homes, eating typical Mexican food and drinking a lot of tequila.

Fbaezer
Thanks, Fbaezer.

I once had a friend whose grandmother was part of an aristocratic Mexican family who supported the French. When the French were about to fall, she was spirited out of Mexico in a coffin aboard a small ship and made her way to the U.S. I met her granddaughter in Berkeley, California in the 1970s. She introduced me to Joan London, the daughter of author Jack London. We had great times together---despite the grandmother's link to the French. :wink:

---BumbleBeeBoogie

I am surprised this topic garnered so few responses.

maricones!!
Son unos maricones !!! que festejan tanto
ENVIDIOSOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Para com a bobagem. Ele nunca tem dito coisa semelante sobre sua nacão.

happy birthday