tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post3720259695404483463..comments2024-02-16T08:40:54.943-06:00Comments on Mexico Bob: El Grito de DoloresBob Mrotekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-9148816248145093912010-01-05T19:12:24.273-06:002010-01-05T19:12:24.273-06:00Pol14,
Thanks for the nudge. You are ever so righ...Pol14,<br /><br />Thanks for the nudge. You are ever so right. I made the correction. Feel free to nudge me any time you like but have mercy okay? :)Bob Mrotekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016079751197723749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-69744129376564202362010-01-05T18:32:19.546-06:002010-01-05T18:32:19.546-06:00Hi, I got to your site by chance, and, being a nit...Hi, I got to your site by chance, and, being a nitpicker, couldn't help but to notice two small imprecisions: it should be <br />"¡Viva la Independencia!" and<br />"¡Muera el mal gobierno!". Notice that in the first case, according to your version, it would seem that a certain person named "Independencia" is being hailed and in the latter, that the government "dies". Translating your versions they would be: "Independence lives!" (but in spanish it suggests Independence is a person, as explained before), and "The bad government dies!".<br />Thanks for your patience, PolPol14https://www.blogger.com/profile/13245168879401885540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-32483884960619537352008-09-18T20:39:00.000-05:002008-09-18T20:39:00.000-05:00You're on Gary! We ought to stop in San Miguel and...You're on Gary! We ought to stop in San Miguel and bring Billie with us. I think I'll buy and old fire truck and fix it up and we can go in that. Nothing like being prepared :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-78824688512031552102008-09-17T14:56:00.000-05:002008-09-17T14:56:00.000-05:00I'd love to get to Dolores before I leave Mexico. ...I'd love to get to Dolores before I leave Mexico. Next year I really want to go to the Zocalo in DF, which I have missed out on so far. Then Dolores. I'll look you up and remind you of your offer!Gary Dennesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16121466795073130174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-70796930233650768692008-09-16T20:34:00.000-05:002008-09-16T20:34:00.000-05:00Bob, you are right. There is something special abo...Bob, you are right. There is something special about being in Dolores for the Grito. We did that last year. But warning, lots of Mexicans like to be there too. It was really a crush of people after the grito. Parents were handing their children up to the guys on the fire trucks to get them out of the crush.Billie Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17826454938577230499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-82490895583290862422008-09-15T19:59:00.000-05:002008-09-15T19:59:00.000-05:00Gloria,The hook is on a building called the "Alhon...Gloria,<BR/>The hook is on a building called the "Alhondiga" which was a place to store gold, silver, grain, and other supplies of the Spaniards. The hook has nothing to do with "albondigas" (meatballs). You are so funny!<BR/><BR/>Check out the following:<BR/>http://www.cityvisions.com/historicMexico/mrotek3.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-60197183257735803672008-09-14T19:12:00.000-05:002008-09-14T19:12:00.000-05:00Well my history is not very, ahem, up to par with...Well my history is not very, ahem, up to par with what I have read, but I do appreciate the "grito." Father Hidalgo looks very stern, almost scary. His head hung on a hook for 13 years?, and on "albondiga street." Makes you want to not make albondigas anymore. :) geez. How do you know so much Mr. Bob? You are very scholarly. I bid you farewell and happy day to you.GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-12062348302069226732008-09-14T10:09:00.000-05:002008-09-14T10:09:00.000-05:00Gary, someday you must come with me to Dolores Hid...Gary, someday you must come with me to Dolores Hidalgo for the shout and feel the shivers run up and down your spine :)<BR/><BR/>No, I haven't read Aztec Rage but now I must.<BR/><BR/>Well said, Steve!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-30885124611079325392008-09-13T23:42:00.000-05:002008-09-13T23:42:00.000-05:00Bob -- Nice summary. One of the tragedies of the ...Bob -- Nice summary. One of the tragedies of the response to el Grito was that Hidalgo could not control the centuries of moral outrage that had been dammed up amongst the Indians. But that outrage gave an impetus to the independence that would be won from Spain. And then the Indians had to wait (some would say still wait) until the Revolution to have their demands heard (if not met). But that is a tale for another day.Steve Cottonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00468378507171761868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7985623786044384912.post-70560849347635535542008-09-13T22:57:00.000-05:002008-09-13T22:57:00.000-05:00This is the start of my favourite part of the year...This is the start of my favourite part of the year in Mexico. Ok, I have to admit I hate Mexico's summer...rainy season doesn't sit well with an Englishman. I could have stayed home for that! I'll be off to Huichapan again this year for Independence Day, which is nearer the spot he shouted the grito than I am at present. Soon after falls Day of the Dead, then my birthday, Christmas and finally the lavendar blooms of the Jacaranda trees before the rains return. <BR/><BR/>Have you read any of Gary Jennings Aztec books? They are pretty popular with newly arrived TEFL teachers in DF. I often recommend Aztec Rage, which sees the fictional Don Juan de Zavala (IIRC) joining Father Hidalgo on his war march. It's hardly in depth history, but it's a good fun intro to the country's history. Most people (I think everyone I have ever spoken to!) prefer Aztec, but Aztec Rage in my opinion was the best of the bunch.Gary Dennesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16121466795073130174noreply@blogger.com