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September 25th 2008

Published: September 25th 2008

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Fountain

Fountain outside the cathedral.

Feeling much better now. Thanks to some good old Mexican medications. Honestly, I hate taking stuff, but my illness was ruining my visits.

Anyway, after Xalapa I came up to Puebla (known as the City of Angels). This city is considered a college town. I did notice a lot of young residents. They seem to make a majority of the population at least from where I was hanging out. This city has a lot of history, tons of churches, and great architecture. I couldn't help but visit a few churches in town. I am religious, but not your typical Sunday worshipper. We all gotta believe in something. I visited the churches to admire the history and beautiful architecture of the buildings. I did say a few prayers since I was there.

Puebla is where the Mexican army fought a war with the French in 1862. The French invaders expected no resistance from the Mexicans when they showed up with 6,000 troops. However, on May 5th General Ignacio de Zaragosa and his 2,000 troops defeated the French. Hence the Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) celebration. However, did you know that the following year the French returned with reinforcements and took

Cathedral

Cathedral by the zocalo. This cathedral has the highest towers in Mexico.

Puebla occupying the city until 1867?

The city is easy to walk around in. I would lose myself at times just to see what I find. Kept coming across old churches and Spanish-styled buildings. There were no street performers or bands playing in the plaza. Most local musicians play in restaurants. The weather had a habit of dropping rain everyday around 5:00pm....it was like clockwork.

I also did get to visit the Museo de La Revolucion (museum about the Mexican revolution) which is housed in the Serdan's old residence. The house was the scene of the first battle of the 1910 revolution. Betrayed only two days before the uprising against Porfirio Diaz's dictatorship, the Serdan family and 17 others fought a battle against 500 Mexican troops. After the battle all but Aquiles Serdan (the leader) and Carmen Serdan were killed. With an inevitable losing battle, Aquiles hid under the floorboards, but the damp air provoked a cough that gave him away as the troops scoured the home. He was then killed.

Nothing funny happened to me or anyone I saw here in Puebla. So, sorry, another "not funny" entry. I'm now visiting the great Mexico City. Let's