largest independent nation in the world. With an estimated population of over 120 million.
After the Spanish conquered the city of Mexico in the 16th century, they ruined it and build Mexico City on top of the Aztec capital. Mexico city was built to resemble a Spanish city. Spanish conquerors introduced bullfighting to Mexico - Nowadays, bullfighting in Mexico is a popular national sport. Plaza Mexico.
The National University of Mexico was founded in 1551 by Charles V of Spain and is the oldest university in North America. The border between Mexico and the United States is the second largest border in the world (only the U.S.-Canadian border is longer). Mexico is second only to Brazil in the number of Catholic citizens in the world. Mexico introduced chocolate, corn, and chilies to the world
Spain was an oppressive country over Mexico, and the European country did not let the Mexican people live independently from the laws that governed Spain. The Spanish king pushed for the Mexican people to live in a lower social class, and the Spanish army that ran the city was prejudice against the people of Mexico. The Mexican people grew tired of the oppression, the political offices, the monopolies and the modernization set by Spain, and enforced by the Spanish army.
On September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, launched the Mexican War of Independence. In 1821, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ordered the arrest of all of the Spanish people that lived in the city of Dolores. Mexico's official Independence Day is on Friday 16 September 2016.
Spain accepted Mexican independence on August 24, 1821 but Mexicans (in Mexico) celebrate their independence day on September 16th, the day the revolution against Spain started.
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