Pictured: Mexico's President Felipe Calderon stands by a glass crypt holding the bones of Mexico's national heroes at the National Palace in Mexico City, Sunday Aug. 15, 2010.
Mexico is displaying the bones of 13 of its founding fathers -- and one founding mother -- at the National Palace as part of its yearlong bicentennial celebrations.
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The bones were removed from crypts under Mexico's Independence monument in May and will be returned in 2011.
Parade watchers tossed flowers at the procession and yelled "Viva Mexico!" as a military band played.
President Felipe Calderon called the celebration of Mexico's heroes an inspiration for citizens to work toward a better nation.
Independence Day is Sept. 16.
Source: The Associated Press
