No, it isn’t Mexican Independence Day.
Before you go and make a fool of yourself by trying to do a tequila power hour, why don’t you learn a little anti-colonial history?
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Let’s start from the beginning. You see, back in the 1860s, Mexico was kind of in a tough spot.
Benito Juarez, the country's first indigenous president, had just managed to suppress a rebellion that tried to usher in a monarchy instead of a republic.
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The three-year civil war had left the Republican government’s finances in shambles.
'Cause killing reactionaries is hella expensive, bro.
But the worst part was that Mexico owed a ton of money to Spain, England, and France.
And you know how awfully sensitive those imperialist fools can get about a couple million pesos.
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