National Hispanic Heritage Month begions on September 15th and continues through October 15th. It celebrates the history, culture and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, Central and South America nad the Caribbean.

September 15th is the anniversary of independene for several countries including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

Mexico celebrates their independence on September 16th, Chile on September 18th and Belize on September 21st.