Los Niños Héroes es el nombre con que se les denomina a los principales defensores del Colegio Militar de México durante la invasión norteamericana el día 13 de septiembre de 1847. Juan de la Barrera, Juan Escutia, Agustín Melgar, Fernando Montes de Oca, Vicente Suárez, y Francisco Márquez eran estudiantes del colegio militar y tenían todos entre 13 y 17 años.
The Mexican National Anthem was written by Don Francisco González Bocanegra, from San Luis Potosí, on February 3, 1854. He was the winner of a national contest to write the anthem, called by then president General Mariano Arista on November 12, 1853.
The music "Dios y libertad," was composed by a music teacher in México City, the Spanish-Mexican Don Jaime Nunó (1824-1908), from San Juan de Abadesas in Gerona, Spain. He was the winner among 15 contestants of another national contest.
The Himno Nacional was first sung in public on September 16, 1854, celebrating Mexican Independence.
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