Yesterday’s Fiestas Patrias parade, in Santa Ana, was perhaps the best one yet. A huge crowd lined Main St., many in folding chairs. Kids blew on horns and waved Mexican flags. You could feel the fervor in the air. They were all there to celebrate two hundred years of Mexican independence.
Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido [...]
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The Fiestas Patrias Parade in Santa Ana today was a huge success. Massive crowds lined Main St. as a procession of politicians, high school bands, cultural organizations and representatives of many Mexican states marched by. Included also were many participants on [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, assemblyman jose solorio, Civic Affairs, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Councilman Carlos Bustamante, Councilman David Benavides, Councilman Vince Sarmiento, Councilwoman Claudia Alvarez, Latinos, mayor miguel pulido, Mayor Pro Tem Claudia Alvarez, mexico, Santa Ana, State Senator Lou Correa, Supervisor Janet Nguyen, working families Tags: 2010, Claudia Alvarez, fiestas patrias parade, janet nguyen, jose solorio, loretta sanchez, lou correa, mexican independence, miguel pulido, Santa Ana, Vincent Sarmiento No Comments »State Senator Lou Correa and friends walk in the Fiestas Parade
“The City Council voted last week to organize and produce official Fiestas Patrias gatherings in town next year, including a signature two-day festival that draws more than 200,000 visitors to the downtown area every September,” according to the O.C. Register.
The Fiestas Patrias will be quite [...]
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