History of the United States I / Unit 11 USH1 1549 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Mexico City
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The idea
Scott entered Mexico City's central plaza on September fourteenth, eighteen forty-seven, and the capital had fallen.
In practice
Young military cadets among the last defenders of the city.
Where people slip
Legend holds that the cadet Juan Escutia leapt from the city walls with the Mexican flag wrapped around his body.
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