OH SHIT!

Just kidding.

Although the above photo may seem to illustrate a military invasion not unlike the Germans marching into Paris, this is actually part of the big parade that took place this morning. The occasion? September 28th is the anniversary of the seige of the Alhondiga de Granaditas, a grain storage building in Guanajuato that was, in the early 19th century, being used as a sort of fort by the Spanish. The seige was an important early moment in the Mexican War for Independence, and as such today is a big deal--hence the marching and such.

Parades here don't really involve floats so much as drums, bugles, and displays of military efficiency. Observe:









This is a statue of the guy who burned down the door of the Alhondiga during the aforementioned seige. It's pretty massive, and sits on the edge of a cliff overlooking town.