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The 30-day period also includes many dates of importance in the Hispanic community: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua celebrate their anniversary of independence on September 15; Mexico commemorates its independence on September 16; Chile commemorates its independence on September 18; and the celebration Columbus Day ...
There is a large parade every year in Los Angeles for Salvadoran Independence Day on September 15. [35] The major event for Salvadorans every year is Feria Agostina on August 6. El Rescate has organized a parade and festival for the event every year since 1996. [ 36 ]
El Salvador: Independence Day: 15 September: 1821 Spanish Empire: Act of Independence of Central America. [citation needed] Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day: 12 October: 1968 Spain Eritrea: Independence Day: 24 May: 1991 Ethiopia: Eritrean War of Independence. Estonia: Independence Day: 24 February: 1918 Russian Soviet Federative Socialist ...
The 1811 Independence Movement ( Spanish: Movimiento de Independencia de 1811 ), known in El Salvador as the First Shout of Independence ( Primer Grito de Independencia ), [1] was the first of a series of revolts in Central America in modern-day El Salvador against Spanish rule and dependency on the Captaincy General of Guatemala.
Earliest day on which Respect for the Aged Day can fall, while September 21 is the latest; celebrated on the third Monday in September. (Japan) Engineer's Day (India) Independence Day, celebrates the Act of Independence of Central America from Spain in 1821 of Guatemala (a Patriotic Day), El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica ...
The history of El Salvador begins with several distinct groups of Mesoamerican people, especially the Pipil, the Lenca and the Maya. In the early 16th century, the Spanish Empire conquered the territory, incorporating it into the Viceroyalty of New Spain ruled from Mexico City. In 1821, El Salvador achieved independence from Spain as part of ...
The 15 September council meeting at which independence was finally declared was chaired by Gabino Gaínza, [6] and the text of the Act itself was written by Honduran intellectual and politician José Cecilio del Valle [7] and signed by representatives of the various Central American provinces, including José Matías Delgado, José Lorenzo de ...
The Cry of Dolores[ n 1] (Spanish: Grito de Dolores) occurred in Dolores, Mexico, on 16 September 1810, when Roman Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang his church bell and gave the call to arms that triggered the Mexican War of Independence. The Cry of Dolores is most commonly known by the locals as "El Grito de Independencia" (The ...