Celebration of Mexican political anniversaries in 2010

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In 2010, Mexico celebrated both the 200th anniversary of its Independence and 100th anniversary of its Revolution.[1] The entire year was proclaimed by President Felipe Calderón as "Año de la Patria", or "Year of the Nation".[2] 16 September 1810 is the day of the "Grito de Dolores" or Miguel Hidalgo's call to take up arms against the Spanish colonial government.[3] The start of the Mexican Revolution is celebrated as being 20 November 1910, when Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Pascual Orozco led the first insurrectionist attack against the regime of Porfirio Díaz.[4] Events and other promotions of these celebrations were designed to link of Mexico's identity and historic continuity.[1] During a speech at the inauguration of the Casa de Allende (Allende House) Historic Museum, President Felipe Calderón called upon Mexico to use the upcoming anniversaries to reflect on where the country has been and to think about what kind of Mexico descendants will inherit in the future. He said the vision of the insurgents of the War of Independence was forward, not backward, so every celebration of these past events must consider the future as well.[5]

Federal District buildings at the Zócalo in Mexico City decorated for the 2010 celebrations as seen from the rooftop restaurant of the Hotel Majestic.
  1. ^ a b "Mexico's Bicentennial Celebration". Explorando México. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Bicentenario de la Independencia de Mexico y Centenario de la Revolución Mexicana" [Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico and Centennial of the Mexican Revolution] (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  3. ^ Wall, Allan (19 November 2007). "Mexico's Centennial, Bicentennial Just Three Years Away". Mexidata.Info. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Breve Historia de la Revolución Mexicana" [A Brief History of the Mexican Revolution] (in Spanish). ChihuahuaMexico.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  5. ^ Saldierna, Georgina (12 April 2009). "Llama Calderón a unir esfuerzos más allá de diferencias partidistas" [Calderon makes call to join forces in spite of partisan differences]. La Jornada (in Spanish). Mexico City. Retrieved 20 August 2009.