Abstract

GONZALEZ SALINAS, Omar Fabián. History, Heroes and Commemorations as Weapons for Political Struggle. The Cult of Miguel Hidalgo in the Times of French Intervention in Mexico. Anu.hist.reg.front. [online]. 2016, vol.21, n.2, pp.101-124. ISSN 0122-2066.  https://doi.org/10.18273/revanua.v21n2-2016004.

This article shows how, during the French intervention in Mexico (1862-1867), both the empire of Maximilian and the Republicans led by Benito Juarez, acknowledged Miguel Hidalgo as the Father of the Nation, except that each side, -according to their political position- shaped a different interpretation of the character. The ways in which the forging of a national historical memory -with its heroes and celebration rituals-, was important not only to "imagine" the nation and enhance national identity, but it also became in a kind of useful political "weapon" to persuade people to recognize a particular State project as legitimate.

Keywords : México; Narrative; Independence; Commemoration.

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