February 2012
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Today In Latin American History
February 24
1767: Salvadorian statesman José Matías Delgado is born in San Salvador.
1821: The Plan de Iguala, which aimed to turn Mexico into a constitutional monarchy, is proclaimed towards the end of the country’s War of Independence.
1863: Less than two decades after coming under US control following the Mexican-American War, president Abraham Lincoln signs the law that created the...
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Today In Latin American History
February 23
1526: Diego Colón, second Viceroy of the Indies and son of Christopher Columbus, dies in Toledo.
1836: Mexican troops of Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna enter San Antonio at the beginning of the Battle of the Alamo.
1847: During the Mexican-American War, the troops of US Gen. Zachary Taylor defeat the much larger army of Gen. Antonio López de Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena...
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burnedshoes asked: very interesting tumblr, and also very refreshing to see some stuff from the southern part of the continent! all the best, b
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Today In Latin American and Caribbean History
February 22
1521: Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci dies in Seville at age 57.
1819: Adams-Onís Treaty: US secretary of state John Quincy Adams and Spanish minister Luis Onís sign a treaty that cedes Florida to the US and settled a boundary dispute between the United States and Spain’s colonies in North America.
1847: Invading US forces face off against a larger Mexican...
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Today In Latin American and Caribbean History
February 20
1524: Tecún Umán, who is said to have been the last pre-Columbian ruler of the K’iche’ Maya people of present-day Guatemala, is killed by Spanish colonists in the Valley of Olintepeque.
1813: Battle of Salta: During Argentina’s fight for independence, the troops of Manuel Belgrano defeat the Spanish royalist forces of Juan Pío de Tristán in what is now the northern...
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