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    Home / College Guide / Remembering Hispanic Heritage Month
     Posted on Monday, September 16 @ 00:00:14 PDT
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    By Alfredo Torres Jr., For the Express-News Published 7:00 pm CDT, Sunday, September 15, 2019 Just as Irish Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Mexican Americans have a cultural connection to Diez y Seis. Just as Irish Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Mexican Americans have a cultural connection to Diez y Seis. Photo: Rebecca Blackwell /Associated Press Photo: Rebecca Blackwell /Associated Press Image 1 of / 3 Close Image 1 of 3 Just as Irish Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Mexican Americans have a cultural connection to Diez y Seis. Just as Irish Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Mexican Americans have a cultural connection to Diez y Seis. Photo: Rebecca Blackwell /Associated Press Remembering Hispanic Heritage Month 1 / 3 Back to Gallery An old chiste(joke) circulates about an anthropologist who walks into a Mexican flea market and finds a man selling family-owned ancient artifacts. Among the trinkets, the collector finds a skull with the insignia “la calavera de Padre Francisco Hidalgo y Costilla”— the skull of Father Francisco Hidalgo y Costilla. Could it be? the anthropologist strokes his chin, thinking.

    Could this be the decapitated skull of Father Hidalgo? After a bit of back and forth, the anthropologist buys the skull and returns to the United States, where it is lauded as a huge archaeological find. After a few commendations for his efforts, the anthropologist crosses back to Mexico to thank the seller at the flea market, where — lo and behold — he sees the vendor displaying another skull with the same name. Flabbergasted, the anthropologist accuses the man of swindling him. To which the seller replies, “No, amigo. I never swindled you. You see, I sold you the adult skull of Francisco Hidalgo. This one was when he was a child.” The punchline is often lost — all infant discoveries take time to develop. Today, Sept. 16, marks the anniversary of Mexico’s War for Independence. Padre Francisco Hidalgo, a Catholic priest, hearing the wretched cries of his indigenous Mexican people, gathered hundreds of volunteers to lead a revolution against the Spanish Empire. By 1810, Hidalgo would climax the charge with the famous battle cry known as “El Grito de Dolores.” A year later, Hidalgo and his men were executed, beheaded and displayed as a warning to interlopers.

    Their cause did not go in vain, as mestizos sought to loosen the grip of Spain’s authoritarian rule. In 1821, the reality of Mexico’s independence came to fruition and the country was liberated from Spanish oppression. The territories gained by Mexico include what is now Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and California. Mexico’s autonomy and influence in North America was short-lived, as foreign invaders from the East encroached on Mexican territory under the banner of Manifest Destiny. In 1836, Mexico lost Texas and 10 years later became engaged in a bloody conflict with U.S. President James Polk. Polk ordered Gen. Zachary Taylor into the disputed boundaries of the newly annexed Texas territory to subdue and exterminate any resistance. The Mexican-American War crippled Mexico’s influence in North America and had lasting negative consequences even after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The stipulations within this treaty are disputed to this day. Although the document guaranteed U.S. recognition of property rights and the protection of Mexicans living as U.S. citizens, the encroachment from aggressive Anglo squatters proved impossible to overcome.

    Recognition of the “Mexican American” as a person with equal rights was met with bigotry and segregation as well. Hence, it is fitting that Diez y Seis is celebrated as part of our cultural heritage month. Although Hispanics are not Mexican nationals, they do have a cultural link to the country. The food, language and traditions are all affiliated with their Mexican origins, just as Irish Americans celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and African Americans commemorate Black History Month. This year, Hispanic Heritage Month is met with solemn awareness. The recent El Paso shooting targeted Hispanic Americans living along the border. In a political climate wrought with controversy, our Hispanic heritage contributes an undying and invincible resilience to the American character. Alfredo Torres Jr. is an adjunct humanities professor at Palo Alto College. Share your comments

     
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