México - Grito de la Independencia el 15 de septiembre
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Each year on the night of September 15, the President of Mexico rings the bell of the National Palace in Mexico city. Mexicans! Long Live the Heroes that gave us our Fatherland! Long Live Hidalgo! Long Live Morelos! Long Live Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez! Long Live Allende! Long Live Aldama and Matamoros! Long Live National Independence! Long Live the Independence Bicentennial! Long Live the Centennial of the Revolution! Long Live Mexico!
Long Live Allende! This is the town featured in the Mexican War. General Ignacio Allende was a leading player in the war against Spain for independence. Long Live Aldama and Matamoros! Juan Aldama was a rebel soldier during the Mexican War and attending meetings for independence. Mariano Matamoros led an army of indigenous people against Spain.
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Vocabulario sacerdote – priest españoles – Spaniards mexicanos – Mexicans tierra- land suena – sounds/rings iglesia – church independencia – indepencence gente – people la campana – bell lucha – fight contra - against muere – die gana – win juntar - unite quiere – want para – in order to
Vocabulario para El Cuento (simplified) sacerdote – priest españoles – Spaniards mexicanos – Mexicans quiere – want suena – sounds/rings la campana – bell iglesia – church juntar – unite lucha – fight contra – against independencia – indepencence gana – win muere – die