EVERY conCeivable organization had a presence and every conceivable conveyance. At one point the Red Cross took up half a mile of the street. Many of the walk streets were open for the parade.
My favorites were the National Park folks marching with shovels and rakes.
“So, what began as a conservative reaction turned into a popular, largely Indian, anti-colonial revolution. The army then moved on Guanajuato, the provincial capital, where Antonio Riano, the governor, attempted to organise a defense. But he was only able to assemble some 500 men, Creole and Spanish, against an Indian force now estimated at 20,000 strong. The town fell to onslaught on 28 September, during which many of the defenders were massacred.”