Politics · Mexico · 5 hrs ago
Mexico prepares 3,000 troops for Revolution anniversary parade
About 3,000 Mexican troops are rehearsing for the annual parade marking the start of the Mexican Revolution.
The event is set for November 20 at 10 a.m.
in Mexico City, starting at the Zócalo and ending at the Monument to the Revolution.
One new feature is a staged cavalry charge, recalling a 1920 episode in which the Military College escorted President Francisco I. Madero toward Veracruz.
The nine parade groups will portray revolutionaries including Emiliano Zapata and Francisco I. Madero, as well as women who took part in the Revolution.
The parade will also mark 60 years since Plan DN-III-E was first used, a military emergency response plan created after severe flooding in 1966.
Fourteen aircraft will take part, and President Claudia Sheinbaum is expected to attend.
About 3,000 personnel from Mexico’s National Defense Secretariat and National Guard are rehearsing for the November 20 parade marking the 116th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution.
The parade is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. at Mexico City’s Zócalo and end at the Monument to the Revolution.
The event will include nine contingents, a staged cavalry charge and representations of figures from the Revolution.
Fourteen aircraft are expected to take part or be displayed.
- Who
- About 3,000 personnel from the National Defense Secretariat and National Guard will participate.
- What
- They are preparing for a parade marking the 116th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution.
- When
- The parade is scheduled for November 20, starting at 10:00 a.m.
- Where
- It will begin at the Zócalo in Mexico City and end at the Monument to the Revolution.
- Why
- To commemorate the start of the Mexican Revolution and recall its history and legacy.
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Army and Air Force personnel begin preparing for the event.
National Defense Secretariat and National Guard personnel rehearse for the parade.
The parade is scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Zócalo and conclude at the Monument to the Revolution.
- Participants
- About 3,000 National Defense Secretariat and National Guard personnel
- Date and time
- November 20 at 10:00 a.m.
- Route
- Mexico City’s Zócalo to the Monument to the Revolution
- Parade structure
- Nine contingents
- Aircraft
- 14 total: nine fixed-wing, three rotary-wing and two static displays
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What people are saying
The new feature is undoubtedly the cavalry charge that will be staged in Mexico City’s Zócalo so it can be seen by the public attending.
It is teamwork; the women and men of the Army and Air Force prepare for a month and a half to ensure the parade goes well and to present themselves before the people of Mexico.