Niños Héroes
6 Mexican teenage military cadets who died in the Battle of Chapultepec (1847) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Mexico City Metro station, see Niños Héroes / Poder Judicial CDMX metro station. For the Monterrey Metro station, see Niños Héroes metro station (Monterrey).
The Niños Héroes (Boy Heroes, or Heroic Cadets) were six Mexican military cadets who were killed in the defence of Mexico City during the Battle of Chapultepec, one of the last major battles of the Mexican–American War, on 13 September 1847. The date of the battle is now celebrated in Mexico as a civic holiday to honor the cadets' sacrifice.