IU celebrates Mexican bicentennial

Today marks the anniversary of Mexico’s independence. The revolution began before midnight on Sept. 15, 1810 and more than a decade later, Spanish imperial rule was abolished.

IU will celebrate from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at Collins Living-Learning Center, Edmundson B01 with a roundtable discussion, titled “The Meanings of the Bicentennial in Latin America.”

The event is sponsored by IU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and will feature IU Latin American History professor Peter Guardino and Arlene Diaz.

“Our focus will be ‘What is the cultural significance of the Bicentennial in Latin America?’” said Bradley Levinson, director of the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies at IU, in a press release. “Students should become more aware of the Americas, and how significant celebrating 200 years of freedom is for the people. Their struggle for independence lasted longer than ours did.”

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