2. September 13 In september 13 we celbrate the niñosheroes. During the 1846-1848 Mexican war, young military cadets were kept safe amongst the Mexican Military Academy in Chapultapeccastle. As United States troops broke through the capitol’s protective barriers, Generals Nicolas Bravo and Jose Mariano Monterde, ordered all cadets to fall back from the enemy invaded Chapultapec. The commanding Generals after giving their protective orders, moved onward in their struggle to protect our nation in the Battle of Chapultapec. It was only later did they realize, six boy cadets, refused to surrender. These six boy heroes, aged 13 - 19, fought until sunrise to resist invasion. In the end, on September 13, 1847, five boys had been killed by American troops. The last surviving boy cadet, Juan Escutia, according to accounts, leapt from Chapultapec Castle wrapped in the Mexican flag to protect it from enemy hands.
3. September 16 every September 16 the Mexicans celebrate the day of their independence. It was in 1810, that independence was declared, and war began. Mexico was controled by spain and he revolt against them. Hidalgo and his officers were planning a revolt for late fall of 1810. The Spanish people found out about the revolt which led the Spanish Government to order the arrest of Hidalgo and his officers. When Hidalgo found out, he called a meeting at his church. He rang the church bell on the night of September 15, 1810 to call his congregation to mass. Here Father Hidalgo rallied the people to fight. He gave the speech which is now known as 'Grito de Delores', saying "Viva Mexico" and "Viva la independencia!" These famous words have been remembered and are said each year at the Independence Day celebrations.
4. November 20 The 20th of November is celebrated in Mexico as the declaration of a Mexican revolution that began on this day in 1910 due to a plan issued by a writer and revolutionist Francisco Ignacio Madero. So this was the beginning of a revolution and the not the end as many seem to think. In fact it is commonly called Revolution Day here in Mexico and it did not have anything to do with the Spanish or French occupations that had been in the past. On November 20th of 1910 Francisco Ignacio Madero started this Mexican revolution against the ruling President of Mexico at the time, Jose de la Cruz Porfirio Diaz Mori. On the 20th of November was a call to arms in a document called the Plan of San Luis Potosi written by Madero in San Antonio Texas and published in San Luis Potosi Mexico.
