Mexican States' Indepedence History Unveilied
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October 22, 2009
| | Monument in honor of the three main heroes of the Battle of Monte de las Cruces. From left to right: Ignacio Allende, Miguel Hidalgo y Mariano Jimenez statues. (Gengiskanhg) | |
Toluca - As the country prepares to celebrate two important milestones next year, students at the Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (UAEM) now have the chance to learn about Mexican independence from their own state's perspective.
Divided into two parts, the book "Battle of Monte de las Cruces" narrates the main events of the Movement for Independence and the route that insurgents took, from Dolores, Guanaujuato, and cities in the State of Mexico, including San Felipe, Ixtlahuaca, Toluca, Lerma and Santiago Tianguistenco. Written by historian and researcher JosAc Alanís Boyso and presented on Monday to law students, Boyso said that his book attempts to recreate the battles, along with their causes and effects, and provide an homage to the heroes of independence.
Boyso explained that the book features Spain's defeat on Oct. 30, 1810, in Monte de las Cruces, where the Insurgency Army overtook a hegemonic power. It also details the route the army took from Atonilco, San Miguel el Grande, Celaya, Guanajutata, Valladolid (renamed as Morelia), Indaparapeo, éámbaro and Maravatio, Michoacán.
"The best way to pay homage is remembering them, honoring them, but most importantly, knowing them," said the author of the book that was written in plain Spanish. In addition, Boyso's work is the only mass-published book on the state's independence history, officials said.
Boyso was accompanied by Law Department director Enrique Víctor Manuel Vega Gómez and JosAc Alejandro Vargas Castro, the secretary of the state government's Editorial Board, which has edited more than 211 works on the country's Revolution and Independence.
During the presentation, Vega spoke of the importance of cultivating legal science to learn law, but stressed the importance of complementing it with knowledge from other points of view, such as general culture and history.
Editorial Board director JosAc Alejandro Vargas said the book, which is in its fourth edition and is part of the State of Mexico's Bicentennial Library, outlines a vital part of Meixcan history. He invited Boyso to submit the book to the library's historical archives, which were created in 2006. |
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