Called the Niños Héroes, these 6 teenage cadets gave their lives rather than surrender to Americans during the invasion of Mexico City in 1847. To see a transcript of this show or to check out references on this subject matter, please visit our web site: http://mexicounexplained.com To donate to the show through Patreon, visit our page here: http://patreon.com/MexicoUnexplained Buy an autographed copy of the book, Mexico Unexplained, here: http://mexicounexplained.com/book/ Purchase the book in hard-copy form or Kindle on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2PjkWRS Support the show through shopping via our Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/2XriMT5 You can also support the host of Mexico Unexplained, Robert Bitto, by buying really cool things directly from his business, Sueños Latin American Imports. Here's a link to his eBay store: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_id=114&ipn=icep&toolid=20004&campid=5337857426&mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fstr%2Fsuenosimports Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MxUnexplained/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MxUnexplained Steemit: https://steemit.com/@mxunexplained ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMbrrpAikOs

Beautiful painted manuscripts called codices were created in Mexico by ancient and colonial indigenous scribes Long show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozxl8bq-qfg&list=PL3LUlSzoSYB0WnyU0uR2zQ5zdJehVmvHc&index=35 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSNyKXiO0fc

The poinsettia has a long history with its beginnings in ancient Mexico. Full show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75xBGGbBs9Y&t=7s ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUToiM7ef_k

Pedro Infante, one of the greatest Mexican entertainers of all time, allegedly died in 1957. What really happened? Full show here: https://youtu.be/rzJ6sBw_4zY ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-IgPrcmJTU