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Niños Héroes

Niños Héroes ceremony in Puerto Vallarta – Independence Day Celebrations

Puerto Vallarta Mayor Arturo Dávalos Peña, along with the leaders of the 41st Military Zone and the 8th Naval Zone, lead the ceremony 170th anniversary ceremony of the Niños Héroes of Chapultepec.

The ceremony took place in the main square of the delegation El Pitillal, the event kicks off the 'Fiestas Patrias 2017' celebrations for Mexico's Independence Day.

On September 13, 1847, six military cadets, led by their director, confronted the invading American army in adverse conditions during the Mexican-American War. "The scene of the historic battle was the Chapultepec Castle, where there was . . .

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