2012
May April March February January2011
December October September August July June MaySEE ALL ARCHIVES
September 15, 2010
C. M. Mayo Comments on September 15th
September 15th in Mexico of 1865
This year marks both the centennial of Mexico’s Revolution and the bicentennial of its Independence from Spain, the latter traditionally celebrated with “El Grito” (the shout) on the evening of September 15th, with a militrary parade and more celebrations to follow on the 16th. (Many Americans confuse Cinco de Mayo with Independence. In fact, Cinco de Mayo celebrates a temporary victory over the invading French Imperial Army at the city of the Puebla on May 5, 1862.)
A little awkwardly for a Republic, not one of the first but the definitive leader of Mexico’s Independence was Agustin de Iturbide, known as “the Liberator” who crafted the Plan of Iguala, and then set himself up as emperor. As he was unable to pay the army (among other challenges), he had to abdicate soon thereafter and, to make a labyrinthical story short, he was executed by a firing squad in 1824.
See a Trailer for the Book in Spanish
Posted in: Our Catalog, Authors Blog, News/Press, | Keywords: authors blog, c. m. mayo, latin history, mexico 1865, newspress, our catalog, september 15
Previous Entry: Peter Geye Novel Makes WNBA Great Group Read Selection | Next Entry: Frederick Reuss at Fall for the Book Festival
Comments
I also confused Cinco de Mayo with Mexico’s independence day. Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Posted by Tony 11/23 01:45 PM