tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144412872099377367.post8325520524359142619..comments2024-03-12T17:35:28.786-06:00Comments on South Fork Companion: Sept 16: Alturas Stock, Mexican IndependenceRevue Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925903211294652386noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144412872099377367.post-54191145290030547122009-09-28T11:09:20.855-06:002009-09-28T11:09:20.855-06:00That contention does not hold water. Neither Padre...That contention does not hold water. Neither Padre Hidalgo nor Padre Morelos nor many of their largely nameless followers lived to see Mexican independence actually happen.<br />Eight signers of the Declaration of Independence served at the Constitution Convention -- including Benjamin Franklin, Eldridge Gerry, and Roger Sherman. Declaration signer John Hancock took an active part in the post-Convention debate, and two signers -- John Adams and Thomas Jefferson -- became presidents under the new Constitution.Revue Guruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10925903211294652386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8144412872099377367.post-12342691286722043592009-09-28T10:01:08.337-06:002009-09-28T10:01:08.337-06:00So the big boys hijacked Mexican independence. the...So the big boys hijacked Mexican independence. there are those who would argue that the same thing happened here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com