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Xipe Totec

(44,589 posts) Mon Sep 24, 2012, 09:06 PM Sep 2012

Because Mexicans will never forget their sacrifice

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Battalion

In memory of the Irish soldiers of the heroic St. Patrick's Battalion. Martyrs who gave their lives for Mexico's cause during the unjust Norht American invasion of 1847.

With the gratitude of Mexico, 112 years after their sacrifice, September 1959.

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Because Mexicans will never forget their sacrifice (Original Post) Xipe Totec Sep 2012 OP

A gift for you: hedgehog Sep 2012 #1

Thanks! I actually have the album! Xipe Totec Sep 2012 #2

Irish, Scottish, German names. TheDeputy Sep 2013 #3

There's a couple of Welsh names in there too. n/t geardaddy Dec 2013 #4

Canelo Alvarez dandrews Nov 2021 #5

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)

1. A gift for you:

Reply to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 09:44 PM

Sep 2012

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124333729

Xipe Totec

(44,589 posts)

2. Thanks! I actually have the album!

Reply to hedgehog (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 24, 2012, 09:45 PM

Sep 2012

Beautiful Music.

Betrayed by spell checker

TheDeputy

(224 posts)

3. Irish, Scottish, German names.

Reply to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Fri Sep 20, 2013, 12:05 PM

Sep 2013

Very interesting. Thanks for the post.

geardaddy

(25,392 posts)

4. There's a couple of Welsh names in there too. n/t

Reply to TheDeputy (Reply #3)

Fri Dec 20, 2013, 02:12 PM

Dec 2013

dandrews

(16 posts)

5. Canelo Alvarez

Reply to Xipe Totec (Original post)

Wed Nov 17, 2021, 10:46 AM

Nov 2021

...... his family history is intersting.

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