77th annual Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival held in L.A. Sunday

The 77th annual Mexican Independence Day Parade and Festival was held in East L.A. on Sunday with several city leaders taking part in the festivities. Photojournalist Phil Ige reports for KTLA 5 News at 5, Sept. 10, 2023. Details: ktla.com
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[@markershelgalera75]

Greetings from the Philippines, today it's my birthday and wishing you happy independence day to Mexico and Central America. #15deSeptiembre #MabuhayMexico 🌮🌮🌮

[@silentmajority8365]

Mexicans in depends day

[@MsVenefica]

Happy birthday 🎉🤗

[@silentmajority8365]

@@MsVenefica Fmexico

[@hellomoto9206]

Its hilarious to me how so many of the commenters forget that California was celebrating Mexican Independence long before it was celebrating the 4th of July. Alta California, as it was known was a part of México. Los Angeles is spanish for the angels. La Brea, Sepulveda, La Cienega, La Tijera, Encino, San Fernando, San Gabriel, San Pedro, Rancho Palos Verdes, are all spanish words.

[@Ed17908]

Don’t blame them, they barely know their own history.

[@Ed17908]

@@Sam-oo6wy California on the eve of contact with Europeans was an exuberant clamor of Native American economies, languages, tribes, and individuals. Indigenous people had worshiped, loved, traded, and fought in California for at least 12,000 years - some believe since time immemorial.

[@Ed17908]

@@Sam-oo6wy Fast forward: Mexican independence opened the California door to trade with other countries, especially the United States. In the early 1820s, Anglo-Americans2 developed an intensive trade with California via sailing ships around Cape Horn. The Old Spanish Trail, established in 1829 to link Los Angeles and Santa Fe, New Mexico, became the first major northern Mexican interprovincial trade route. Moreover, it linked California to the Santa Fe Trail between New Mexico and the United States. Soon huge sprawling ranchos became the basic socio-economic units of the province. While upward mobility remained difficult, some Mexicans succeeded in making the transition into the California elite, particularly with the help of these land grants. During the 1821-1846 period, Anglo-Americans began to settle in California. Many of these settlers, particularly those who had come by ship, eventually married Mexican women (usually of the local aristocracy), became Mexican citizens, and obtained land grants. The Mexican Peso was also worth more than the American dollar at that time. During the period when silver was flowing to China, the Mexican peso became the standard coin throughout much of the world. In some ways, it was the first global product with a brand name-"Mexican pesos," not "silver.”

[@Ed17908]

@@Sam-oo6wy Yes Spaniards who thought they landed in India, Asia know how to map bahahaha. Europeans have to thank Middle Easterners/other for mapping, the compass, etc, etc… anyway, there is a myth that Europeans arrived in the Americas and divided the land up, mystifying Native Americans who had no concept of property rights. In reality, historian Allen Greer writes, “various American societies had highly-developed systems of property ownership and use. Meanwhile, European colonists sometimes viewed land as a common resource, not just as individual property.” The mythic vision of clashing views of property goes back to John Locke.

[@bigtxinla]

Funny to me how many indigenous people are shaking their heads...

[@RoseTV-ti6bd]

Greetings 🫖☕ good morning 🌞🙏 Independence day that sounds like a day to have a beer with limes , salt and chili powder 🤭1 🌮 taco, 1 🍻 beer , cheers to love ❤️viva Mexican!..... 🎉🥳🏌️🎊🎉💃🕺👯

[@silentmajority8365]

Move to Mexico

[@jenniferchavira_]

i didn’t expect so many racist and negative comments. oh well too bad us mexicans are so proud of our roots that we don’t care AJUAAAA 🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@sengle928]

Not proud enough to live down there.

[@jenniferchavira_]

@@sengle928 oh trust me if i could i would, but tbh i enjoy sharing my culture w everyone in the us especially w people like you ¡VIVA MÉXICO! 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[@RollerBladingSuxs]

El Salvador entered the chat

[@silentmajority8365]

In spite of your lack of literacy?

[@silentmajority8365]

@@jenniferchavira_ BS you are here because its better You want to play Mexican in America because in Mexico is a second world country

[@Kalel_The_Protogen]

Crazy thing is, I was there working, I was directing where each car went, I got there at 5:00 AM and left at 1:00 PM

[@user-nj9rf6zm2x]

No one care’s seriously

[@commentator2.0]

Sounds lame not crazy

[@redjamison9175]

We have been taken over…

[@amandaburleson2035]

not our fault white people are not making babies, and 72% of suicides are white males. lol ill pray for white people. yall are alright with me (;

[@ejicon3099]

The "Ta'h Taah!" At the end. Classic. Many of you really don't understand what America is all about. America allows it's people to celebrate what ever they want to celebrate without being persecuted. America allows it's people to pray to whatever God they choose to believe in without prejudice. America allows it's people to be who they want to be without threats from a dictator. You can do all of this in America without fear....... as long as you pay your TAXES. 😂

[@jhowardsupporter]

Yes lets not talk about what the Christians did to the natives when they arrived. We can't anyway because of censorship. We could say bodies not as they were, parts removed.

[@silentmajority8365]

We don't celebrate foreign victories American holidays are largely Christian related If Mexico was so great youd be there

[@silentmajority8365]

@@jhowardsupporter Actually Spain's military did those crimes not the Church Natives fought among themselves. No one tribe owned. America No name for the whole country No immigration laws. No national government How do you own a country without those? Natives were not peaceful. READ THIS Sep 7, 2000 Thomas H. Maugh II Los Angeles Times The first unequivocal evidence that American Indians practiced cannibalism has been discovered by researchers studying a small Anasazi settlement in what is now southwestern Colorado that was mysteriously abandoned about 1150 A.D. Of all the North American Indian tribes, the seventeenth-century Iroquois are the most renowned for their cruelty towards other human beings. Scholars know that they ruthlessly tortured war prisoners and that they were cannibals; in the Algonquin tongue the word Mohawk actually means "flesh-eater." There is even a story that the Indians in neighboring Iroquois territory would flee their homes upon sight of just a small band of Mohawks. Ironically, the Iroquois were not alone in these practices. There is ample evidence that most, if not all, of the Indians of northeastern America engaged in cannibalism and torture-there is documentation of the Huron, Neutral, and Algonquin tribes each exhibiting the same behavior. This paper will examine these atrocities, search through several possible explanations, and ultimately reveal that the practices of cannibalism and torture in the Iroquois were actually related.

[@ejicon3099]

@@silentmajority8365 Bruh. My point is that America is great for all the reasons I listed. C’mon now.

[@silentmajority8365]

@@ejicon3099 America was great till diversity ruined it

[@dundada7316]

Im glad that no shooting today 🙏.

[@SaveAmerica69]

Not quite true there was one on Hollywood blvd

[@Ed17908]

Yeah no Columbine shooters around.

[@greggreg2263]

Was there any taco 🌮 trucks out there?

[@silentmajority8365]

Serving tainted food

[@tetumbo4290]

That idiot is excited about a helicopter flying over, thats a non-stop event in East Los Angeles, that dude is out of touch. 😂

[@Odin33356]

More people have prayed California fall into the ocean than not. Be patient

[@yoiashi]

if they can celebrate Mexican Independence Day Parade in Los Angeles, then we should and must celebrate American Independence Day in their Mexico City

[@FishFace1776-mi7ce]

Fun fact: You can! Mexicans won't stop you or hate you.

[@Odin33356]

@@FishFace1776-mi7ce I was going to say I have done it before.

[@user-of9qq6op5u]

I don't think you understand the Great Experiment. E pluribus unum.

[@Odin33356]

@@user-of9qq6op5u Edison sacrificed Tipsy the elephant just like Elon sacrificed Erik the Great but we all know who had more help and technology.

[@Odin33356]

@@user-of9qq6op5u Nikola Tesla and Jesus would need to join the MMA today just to deal with what breeds like Bruce Lee did. Everyone's equal unless its sports or singing and everyone cares the same per the riverside county cops. The riverside county cops specialize in cage fighting.

[@silentmajority8365]

Yeah Mexico is so great you have to celebrate it here in a real country

[@Ed17908]

A real country compared to another region where it is controlled by foreigners not Indigenous to North America.

[@robertemicente2234]

hahaha you're really in a bubble. Explore the world, and see new cultures. That's all i can say.

[@silentmajority8365]

@@robertemicente2234 What culture? USA Moon rockets You Pinatas USA the microchip You Chips and Salsa

[@silentmajority8365]

@@Ed17908 Try sentence structure Mexicans are mixed Spanish and Indian They are not indigenous. Indians also migrated to the Americas Read a book Navajo History says they came by ship

[@Ed17908]

@@silentmajority8365 What culture? 6 cradles of civilization and none trace back to Europe. Meanwhile Mexico is on the list. Chip? Vinod Dham is known as the 'Father of the Pentium Chip' for his contribution to the development of Intel's Pentium micro-processor. Without zero coming out of India/MesoAmerica, there would be: No algebra, no arithmetic, no decimal, no accounts, no physical quantity to measure, no boundary between negative and positive numbers and most importantly- no computers! The computer you’re reading this article on right now runs on a binary - strings of zeros and ones. Modern electronics wouldn’t exist. Without zero, there’s no calculus, which means no modern engineering or automation. Without zero, much of our modern world literally falls apart.

[@patriciamolina5841]

💜🇲🇽💜🇲🇽💜🇲🇽💜🇲🇽💜

[@denisellamas2955]

🎉🎉🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@silentmajority8365]

🤡🤡

[@commentator2.0]

Wow that’s a lot of proud Americans!! 🇺🇸

[@20alphabet]

Lol, but they'll always refer to themselves as Mexicans, not Americans.

[@commentator2.0]

@@20alphabet yea exactly. It is sarcasm

[@spleancrush]

sad times. they wave there flags here but won't go back to there so called great country they like so much.

[@Ed17908]

@@spleancrush If Europe is great, why aren’t you there? I see more Italian, Irish, etc, etc… flags around. Mexicans are native to North America and that symbol in front of the Mexican flag represents Native culture. So it’s not out of place, unlike European flags.

[@Ed17908]

@@20alphabetOh the people can claim the “American” word back if you want. That word is actually a Native word. Marcou corresponded with Augustus Le Plongeon, who wrote: "The name AMERICA or AMERRIQUE in the Mayan language means, a country of perpetually strong wind, or the Land of the Wind, and ... the [suffixes] can mean ... a spirit that breathes, life itself." You can start calling yourself something else, no problem. How about European, or African?

[@daniele3000]

Viva la raza!! 🎊 🎉

[@Odin33356]

The lithium miners will kill us all including themselves

[@20alphabet]

_RACIST!_

[@commentator2.0]

Viva la lawnmower!

[@Ed17908]

@@commentator2.0Viva la smoking pipe.

[@pachuco1815]

@@commentator2.0 return back to europe yankee! your so called great lands!

[@danieljtexzocotitlasilva1951]

Our Mexican Independence Day it's TODAY September 16TH!! why the hell was this celebrated five days ago?!

[@PepeMillonario]

es el 27 :)

[@daniele3000]

5 de mayo is known as “la batalla de puebla” where the French army was defeated by Mexico 🇲🇽 or else everything else would’ve been French

[@JuanLopez-rl7ry]

VIVA El virreinato de la Nueva España

[@TheSarah730]

🇲🇽

[@RollerBladingSuxs]

el salvador

[@silentmajority8365]

🤡🤡

[@Strawberries_97]

💜💜

[@arktos298]

Welcome Chicanos and Chicanas! You are now American! unless you have duel citizenship?

[@silentmajority8365]

DEPORT

[@goldmicreactions]

So what the hell is cinco de Mayo?

[@commentator2.0]

It’s a day where you drink beer

[@ejicon3099]

Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico's victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It's more popular in America than in Mexico and is mainly celebrated by Mexican-Americans since 1863. It was commercialized by beer companies in 1980's with campaigns which promoted the celebration. Today, Cinco de Mayo beer sales is on par to Super Bowl Sunday sales.

[@spleancrush]

2nd independence day lol

[@goldmicreactions]

@@ejicon3099 yo thanks for the insight, I was very confused

[@danielsander9997]

More deportations please

[@20alphabet]

Agreed!

[@Ed17908]

@danielsanders9997 Yes of true real anchor babies. He/she Daniel, get your bags ready for the UK. I heard there is nice weather there!

[@oscarsmith6519]

I thought people came to America to Americans. Whatever.

[@SaveAmerica69]

Well they didn't come to assimilate they came to take away

[@spleancrush]

nope not anymore California has a lot of independence days for every culture it seems lol

[@Ed17908]

@@SaveAmerica69 Yes those Europeans.

[@Ed17908]

@@spleancrush Was Mexican/Native American. Now foreigners everywhere.

[@SaveAmerica69]

@@Ed17908 What's wrong with the Europeans, who brought education with them, unlike those that come from south of the border. Try again.

[@20alphabet]

Mexican Independence Day? Lol, as if they were! 😆BWAAAHAHAHAHAHALOL

[@Ed17908]

Meanwhile millionaire/billionaire foreigners can donate themselves into American elections.

[@Odin33356]

Pride is a whatever

[@Philthy.mcguyver310]

U could tell how proud they are but running away from there country instead of staying and tryna make it a better place 😂

[@Odin33356]

@@Philthy.mcguyver310 It was really stunning and brave for my attackers to destroy the only person that helped people

[@Odin33356]

@@Philthy.mcguyver310 Jesus starved so everyone can eat cheeseburgers

[@Odin33356]

@@Philthy.mcguyver310 the lithium miners will kill us all including themselves

[@Odin33356]

@@Philthy.mcguyver310 Edison sacrificed Tipsy the elephant just like Elon sacrificed Erik the Great but we all know who had more help and technology.

[@sengle928]

Will there be celebrating by rioting, blasting cartel music and doing street takeovers? Maybe a fight or two at Dodger Stadium

[@stinkypete891]

Hell yeah

[@RobertSmith-vc8vz]

Nobody got shot, good food, good people. Weird dynamic huh

[@20alphabet]

Good people? 😆 surely you jest.

[@Ed17908]

No Columbine shooters around.

[@Ed17908]

@@20alphabetYes. When you compare who has the biggest death tolls in all of human history, ie, Adolph H1tler, Mussolini, Stalin, Churchill, etc, etc… and who invaded the most. USA/NATO invaded/destabilized over 22+ countries since WW2. Makes countries like China blush.

[@MrPeanutbutter1993]

Imagine going to Mexico to celebrate 4th of July…

[@hellomoto9206]

California was celebrating mexican independence long before it was celebrating the 4th of July. Remember,California was once Mexico and is a Spanish word, along with Los Angeles( the angels) Sacramento (Sacrament) La Brea (the tar) San Jose, (Saint Joseph) San Diego, El Centro, Encino, Los Robles, Arroyo Seco, San Pedro and the list is long.

[@smokecookies7]

THIS IS ARE LAND THAT WHY WE CAN CELEBRATE HERE.

[@MrPeanutbutter1993]

@@smokecookies7 first all it’s “our” not “are” lmao. Second it’s 2023, this is all currently American land all the way down to south of the border. It WAS mexico’s land many many years ago, stop living in the past éstupid

[@MrPeanutbutter1993]

@@hellomoto9206 okay it’s 2023, all this land to south of the border is American land. It may have been once mexico’s land but many many years ago, stop living in history you fool and start living in the present, while focusing on the future.

[@hellomoto9206]

the future is now. The reality is, people in 2023 celebrate Mexican Independence,Cinco de Mayo and Cesar Chavez day. Get over it.