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Jun 12, 2012 News
A Grove Primary School student was on Friday last awarded recognition for his participation in the Mexican 16th Children Drawing Contest “THIS IS MY MEXICO”.
The theme of the 2012 contest was titled “5 de Mayo; 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Puebla”
All drawings had to depict the epic battle between the Mexican Army headed by a young General Ignacio Zaragoza, and the very powerful French Army in the outskirts of the city of Puebla in 1862.
The Grove Primary School student, Bradly Changa Jairaj, was the only participant from Guyana. He copped the first prize. Countries all around the world entered and successfully participated.
Jairaj depicted in his drawing what was asked of him, and managed to secure praises from the Mexican Ambassador to Guyana, Francisco Olguin.
During an address to the boy at the Mexican Embassy on Brickdam, Olguin said that he is very pleased that the boy took an interest in their culture and wanted to participate.
Young Changa Jairaj was accompanied by his proud parents Jasmine and Kenneth Changa.
While this is Changa’s first international competition, he has been participating in competitions countrywide.
During that time, the young general defended the country and forced the French army to retreat, resulting in many casualties.
That heroic deed is considered a significant national triumph. Since then, May 5 has become a memorable date for assertion of a Mexican identity.
And it is with the event being so important to Mexicans that they decided to have children from all over the world use their imagination and try to translate such a heroic victory in the battlefield.
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