Independencia

Presented by Dr. Roy E. Howard, WesternNew Mexico University, Gallup Graduate Studies Center
Independencia
July 4, 1776
Thomas Jefferson and others of the 13 Colonies sign the Declarationof Independence, setting a precedence for the continent
September 17, 1787
The Constitutional Convention presided over by George Washingtonin Philadelphia concluded its work on what is now the oldest federalconstitution in existence.
September 17 is U.S.Citizenship Day
This week is U.S. Constitution Week
September 1810
The Native Born people of our region (Criollos) meet todiscuss freedom from Spain. The meeting in the home of DoñaJosefa Ortiz de Domínguez is discovered by the Españoles(Gachupines). Doña Josefa sends word to Padre Hidalgo.He rings the bell of the church late in the evening of September15th.
September 16, 1810
The Grito de Dolores sets in motion the revolutionfor freedom of the huge region from Oregón to Yucatán.The land where we live now becomes free so our predecessors canseek their own destiny. The war ends in 1821. The Constitutionof 1823 forms Mexico. New Mexico joins the United States 25 yearslater with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848.
September 14, 1814
The Star Spangled Banner is composed by FrancisScott Key.
September Independence dates
7 - Brazil, 1822;
15 - Costa Rica, 1821; Guatemala, 1821; Honduras, 1838;
16 - México, 1810;
18 - Chile, 1818
19 - St Christopher-Nevis, 1983
21 - El Salvador, 1821; Belize, 1981;
28 - Nicaragua, 1821;

July Independence Dates
4 - United States, 1776
5 - Venezuela, 1821
9 - Argentina, 1816
10 - Bahamas, 1973
20 - Colombia, 1810
28 - Peru, 1821
May Independence Dates
14 - Paraguay
20 - Cuba, 1902
24 - Ecuador, 1822;
26 - Guyana, 1966

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