Mexico marks 200 years of independence
Mexico celebrated the 200th anniversary of the country’s independence from Spain on Monday with a commemoration featuring theatre and pyrotechnics in the capital’s central plaza.
The event in Mexico City’s Zocalo square, once the heart of the Aztec empire, was headed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.
“What we experienced that day, 200 years ago, marked forever our political separation with Spain,” said Obrador.
Multiple countries sent greetings, including US President Joe Biden, who assured that his country “has no closer friend than Mexico.”