San Antonio is in a celebratory mood as Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala all mark their independence.
Lily Hernandez, who is from Honduras, prepares a tray of tamales hondureños for the independence day celebration event hosted by Domesticas Unidas at Rinconcito de Esperanza on the West Side.In a city that was once Mexico, a majority of events for Hispanic Heritage Month are centered around Mexican culture.
As Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala all also celebrate their countries’ independence on Sept. 15, the same day as Mexico’s El Grito, Latinos across San Antonio are celebrating their Latin American culture in unique ways. Araceli Herrera, founder and director of Domesticas Unidas San Antonio, addresses the attendees of the independence day celebration at Rinconcito de Esperanza on the West Side on Friday.A growing number of Latinos in San Antonio inspired Domesticas Unidas San Antonio to put on the independence day celebration at the Rinconcito de Esperanza on the West Side on Friday.
The smell of Honduran tamales filled the air outside, as Mexican American poet Violeta Garza recited a poem dedicated to the Domesticas Unidas San Antonio.
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