Altar a la Patria

Chapultpec monument - Monumento a los Niños Héroes. The monument commemorates the "Niños Héroes," six military cadets who were killed defending Mexico City during the Battle of Chapultepec, one of the last major battles of the Mexican–American War, on 13 September 1847. Installed in 1952. "A monument commemorates the cadets who fell in the defence of the palace against the Americans in 1847."--Baedeker 1909. IMG00125p1

Mexico City

July 28th 1965
Arriving in Mexico City, arranged ground transportation took us to the Hotel Reforma. Travel arrangements for the New York, Washington, DC, and Mexico parts of our trip had been made by Valene’s travel agent business partner, Mr. Stadleman. A day exploring Mexico City took us to the Zócalo or Plaza de la Constitución. It is the main square of Mexico City and was the central point of the Aztec ... read more

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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst... ... read more

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