Mexico commemorates 200 years of the consummation of its Independence with recreation, exhibitions and coins

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With a recreation in the Zócalo of Mexico City on the entrance of the Trigarante Army to the Mexican capital in 1821 and in the presence of the President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his wife Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, Mexico commemorated the 200 years of the consummation of its Independence.

“From the political independence , the new nation went through very difficult and painful trials until it became what we are today. Thank you to women and men who throughout history have known how to raise the name of Mexico with courage, “said the Mexican president.

The Mexican president pointed out that he does 200 years forever marked the political separation with Spain and highlighted the importance of ma n have friendly relations with all the countries of the world.

“ We promote universal brotherhood… We declare ourselves supporters of peace, sovereignty and love although we do not forget and maintain that it is time for forgiveness and mutual respect “, he said.

At the event, dozens of actors, some on horseback, staged the pre-Hispanic period, the viceroyalty, the Cry of Independence, as well as the episodes of two prominent insurgents: José María Morelos and Vicente Guerrero.

Also key moments of the independence process such as the Equal Plan on 24 February 1821, the Treaties of Córdoba of 24 August, the triumphal entry of the Trigarante Army on 27 of September and the signing of the Act of Independence on 28 of September.

Later, a musical part continued with the interpretation of the Martial Song and performances of the ballet of the National School of Folk Dance.

The work was composed by the musician José Antonio Gómez in 1821, precisely in commemoration of the consummation of independence.

There were also interpretations of the choir orchestra, mariachi, marching band, Army ballet and national anthem.

“ A day like today, ago 200 years, the Trigarante Army entered triumphantly, an act that symbolized the consummation of Independence. This cultural historical representation is a tribute to well-known heroesand anonymous ”, said the Secretary of Defense, Luis Cresencio Sandoval.

During the event, there were brief speeches by representatives of the French Governments , India, Serbia, Russia and the Vatican.

The President of the United States stood out United, Joe Biden , who through a video message declared that Mexico is the “Closest friend” of his country and promised to “strengthen and expand” this relationship.

In addition to the event, the Government inaugurated an exhibition on the “greatness of Mexico” that gathers archaeological pieces and codices returned to the country from other nations, but without the desired Moctezuma Plume that Austria did not want to lend.

Said exposure, which is You can visit until April 2022 at the Museum National Institute of Anthropology and the Ministry of Education, contains more than 1, 500 pieces of the Mayan, Toltec, Teotihuacan, Aztec and Mixtec cultures.

As part of these acts 6 commemorative coins were presented in which allusion is made to the 700 years of the founding of Mexico City-Tenochtitlan (current Mexico City); to the 500 years of the conquest of Hernán Cortés, an anniversary renamed by the Government as “indigenous resistance”, and the bicentennial of the consummation of the country’s independence.