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The Nochebuena (poinsettia) is native to Mexico and is widely used as a decoration during Christmas time. Christmas in Mexico is observed from December 12 to January 6, with one additional celebration on February 2. Traditional decorations displayed on this holiday include nativity scenes, poinsettias, and Christmas trees.
182–257 killed [1] The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna reclaimed the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States).
Location within Texas. The Battle of San Jacinto (Spanish: Batalla de San Jacinto), fought on April 21, 1836, in present-day La Porte and Deer Park, Texas, was the final and decisive battle of the Texas Revolution. Led by General Samuel Houston, the Texan Army engaged and defeated General Antonio López de Santa Anna 's Mexican army in a fight ...
Pancho Claus is a Mexican version of Santa Claus popular in parts of the United States, particularly Texas. [1] Pancho Claus is sometimes referred to as a "Tex-Mex" version of Santa. [1][2] Growing out of the Hispanic civil rights movement of the 1970s, [1] the Pancho Claus tradition incorporates a strong element of charity, with gift-giving ...
Nuestra Señora de la Santa Muerte (Spanish: [ˈnwestɾa seˈɲoɾa ðe la ˈsanta ˈmweɾte]; Spanish for Our Lady of Holy Death), often shortened to Santa Muerte, is a new religious movement, female deity, folk-Catholic saint, [1][2] and folk saint in Mexican folk Catholicism and Neopaganism. [3][4]: 296–297 A personification of death, she ...
The siege of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was the first thirteen days of the Battle of the Alamo. On February 23, Mexican troops under General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna entered San Antonio de Bexar, Texas, and surrounded the Alamo Mission. The Alamo was defended by a small force of Texians and Tejanos, led by William Barrett ...
The Treaties of Velasco were two documents, one private and the other public, signed in Fort Velasco on May 14, 1836 between General Antonio López de Santa Anna and the Republic of Texas in the aftermath of the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836. The part of the former Velasco, Texas, in which the fort was located is now part of the ...
On Christmas Eve, Sunday, Dec. 24, people can take photos with Santa from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. “I am so happy to have (Scarboro) back for another year as Santa. The local community gravitates toward ...