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In 1996, author Pat Mora, after learning about the annual Mexican tradition of celebrating 30 April as El día del niño, the Day of the Child, proposed an annual celebration in the U.S. of El día de los niños, El día de los libros/Children's Day, Book Day, thus honoring children and connecting them to literacy, essential in a democracy ...
Dia de la Armada de Mexico Celebrating the 1825 capture of the San Juan de Ulúa Fortress in Veracruz led by a joint force of Mexican Army and Navy units (the capture of the fortress is the Navy's baptism of fire, on which its first fleet under Captain Pedro Sainz de Baranda served with distinction).
Niño de las Suertes. The Niño de las Suertes has a strong following due to its association with Santa Muerte. While the image was created in the 19th century, its popular veneration is a recent phenomenon. The image was found by two evangelists in the rubble of the Hacienda of San Juan de Dios in Tlalpan. It was handed over to Archbishop ...
Mora began professionally writing in the early 1980s. [3] She has produced writing for all age groups, creating picture books, poetry and biographies. [4] Her choice of subject matter and theme is often shaped by life on the Mexico–United States border where she was born and spent much of her life. she says: "The desert, mi madre, is my stern teacher...The Southwestern landscape has been my ...
Pan de Muerto. Pillowy-soft and fragrant with anise and orange flower water, this Mexican sweet bread is eaten during the weeks around Dia de Los Muertos. This recipe yields 1 very large loaf, but ...
Día de los Trabajadores: May 18: Battle of Las Piedras: Batalla de las Piedras: June 19: Birthday of José Gervasio Artigas: Natalicio de Artigas: July 18: Constitution Day: Jura de la Constitución: To commemorate the promulgation of the First Constitution of Uruguay in 1830. August 25: Independence Day: Declaratoria de la Independencia: From ...
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This monument, known as the Obelisco a los Niños Héroes, was the main monument to the boy martyrs in Mexico City until the mid-twentieth century, when the Monumento a los Niños Héroes was inaugurated at the entrance to Chapultepec Park in 1952. The cenotaph had the names of the fallen cadets and those who were captured and became a site of ...