Juan Escutia

Juan Escutia as a Military Cadet

Juan Escutia was born in 1827, in Tepic, Mexico. He was a military student up until he died when he was 20 years old. On the morning of September 13,1847, while Escutia was on guard at the Chapultepec Military School in Mexico City, he faced the invasion of U.S. Army, and he resisted their intrusion. As the invaders continued to move into the territory, Escutia rapidly grabbed the flag, to prevent it from falling into the enemy hands. He wrapped it around himself, and threw himself off the cliff of Chapultepec Castle. His remains, along with those of other heroic children, were honored in a ceremony held at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City. The crystal and silver urns that held all their remains were taken through the streets of Mexico to their final destination, the Monument of Heroic Children, located in Chapultepec Park.

Juan Escutia is a very important hero bacause he is one of the boys in the Castle of Chapultepec on the day they fought to save the flag of Mexico. He gave his life to save the flag, which is why all the people gave him and the other youth a very special day, a day to celebrate what they did for Mexico City.

For me, Juan Escutia is a very important hero, because he was the boy that gave his life to save the flag of Mexico City, without having any kind of obligation to do that. I think that it was very good of him to save the flag. The other boys that were in the castle that night were just as important, because they fought with our enemies to save the flag, an honorable and pretty flag, one that identifies all the people that live in Mexico as citizens of someplace special. All of these reasons make Juan Escutia a very important and special hero of Mexico.