Cuando el cura Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla exalto a sus parroquianos a levantarse sobre la corona espaola en bsqueda de conseguir la Independencia Mexicana con un

Examines the history of celebrations of Mexican Independence Day on September 15. Describes historic celebrations in different parts of the country including Me

Originally published under title: Dictionary of Chicano folklore. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, c2000.

Photographs from family archives, museums, and university collections capture the cultural, economic, and religious history of Chicago's Mexican communities, pr