Zocalo
On the night of September 15th, 2026, the annual Independence Day Grito ceremony was held in the Mexico City Zocalo plaza. (See Mexican Independence Day and the History Behind It). Over 300,000 people were in the Zocalo. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published September 17th, 2026, on Mexico News Report.
Every nation needs symbols, traditions and celebrations, to affirm its identity and pass its traditions to the next generation. That’s why national holidays are important. Mexican Independence Day is the most popular Mexican patriotic holiday. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published September 13th, 2026, on Mexico News Report.
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South Korean pop culture has in recent years become more noted on the world stage. South Korean pop music, known as K-Pop, has won many international adherents, including in Mexico. In fact, Mexico is the fifth-largest market for South Korean popular music. BTS, a popular South Korean seven-man boy group, recently did some concerts in […]
Mexico City’s Zocalo plaza is the heart of the city. (You can click here for an article about the Zocalo and its history.) The Zocalo decorations for Navidad (Christmas) are impressive. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published on December 24th, 2025, on Mexico News Report.
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On the night of September 15th, 2025, President Claudia Sheinbaum presided over her first Grito ceremony as President of Mexico. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published September 17th, 2025, on Mexico News Report.
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Christmastime is a special time in Mexico. The way you say Merry Christmas in Spanish is ¡Feliz Navidad! For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published December 25th, 2024, on Mexico News Report.
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Mexican Independence Day is September 16th, but really it starts on September 15th. On the night of September 15th, a ceremony is held in the Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City, and in state capitols and city halls throughout the country. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published September 17th, 2024, on Mexico News […]
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Nineteen feral cats living in Mexico’s National Palace have been adopted by the government and President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has declared them “living fixed assets”, the first animals to be designated such under Mexican law. For the entire article, click here. Article by Allan Wall, published April 23rd, 2024, on Mexico News Report.
Mexico City was founded as Tenochtitlan in 1325 by the Aztecs and destroyed by the Spaniards and Indian allies in 1521. The Spaniards built a new city above the rubble. Therefore, when you dig down under the city you find the Aztec structures. Right off downtown Mexico’s City’s Zocalo Plaza is the Templo Mayor, site […]
The recent death of Queen Elizabeth II, after a 70-year reign, is the end of an era. Queen Elizabeth was a real globetrotter who traveled on state visits across the globe. Twice, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited Mexico, in 1975 and 1983. Here are some highlights of those visits… For the entire article, click […]