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Independence Day in Mexico

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Dia de la Independencia y el Grito de Dolores Mexico’s Independence Day is one of the country’s main patriotic holidays or Fiestas Patrias. It falls officially on September 16 and commemorates the throwing off of the yoke of Spanish rule. The celebration of the event begins on the evening of Continue Reading →

National Monuments and Historic Sites in Mexico

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The INAH, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia of Mexico was founded in 1939 under the presidency of Lázaro Cárdenas with the goal of preserving, investigating, and disseminating knowledge of the country’s rich heritage. Part of its task has been the restoration, conservation, and cataloging of the national archaeological, historical, Continue Reading →