PALOMAR COLLEGE OCTOBER ¡CINE CLUB!
MONTHLY LATINO FILM SERIES PRESENTS
“The San Patricios”
What: Palomar College Multicultural Studies Department is proud to present as part of Monthly Cine Club, the historical documentary: “The San Patricios”, directed and produced by Mark Day a nationally recognized film maker.
Where: Palomar College (Auditorium P-32, 1140 West Mission Road, San
Marcos, CA 92069).
When: Friday, February 23, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.
After the screening film maker Mark Day, the film maker, will share with the audience his experience producing and directing this interesting, and important historical documentary.
Cine Club! is free and open to general public, refreshments will be provided!
“The San Patricios”
A Factual Documentary by Mark R. Day
During the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846, more than 500 immigrant soldiers, mostly Irish, deserted the U.S. Army and joined forces with Mexico. Were these men traitors or heroes? You be the judge.
This is the TRUE story about a few brave men who abandoned a
conquering army to follow their conscience.
Dubious about why they were fighting a Catholic country, and fed up with mistreatment from their Anglo-Protestant officers, hundreds of Irish and other immigrants deserted Taylor's army and joined forces with Mexico. Led by Captain John Riley of County Galway, they called themselves the St. Patrick's Battalion---in Spanish, the San Patricios.
They fought bravely in most of the campaigns of the two-year conflict, but their efforts failed to stem the yankee onslaught. Soon the US Army occupied the halls of Montezuma, and Mexico eventually surrendered, ceding nearly half its territory to the United States.
Toward the end of the conflict, at the Battle of Churubsco, 83 San Patricios were captured, and 72 were court martialed. Of this number, 50 were sentenced to be hanged and 16 were flogged and branded on their cheeks with the letter "D" for deserter.
Join us this Friday February 23, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. and discover the historic path of these brave men.
For further information contact Prof John Valdez Multicultural Studies Department at jvaldez@palomar.edu or 760-744-1150 ext. 2219.
Our Monthly Cine Club with San Diego Latin Film Festival will be screened next March 16, 2007 at 6:30pm, the name of the movie will be scheduled soon!