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May 30, 2019 · Christopher Minster. Updated on May 30, 2019. Mexico celebrates its independence every September 16 with parades, festivals, feasts, parties and more. Mexican flags are everywhere and the main plaza in Mexico City is packed. But what’s the history behind the date of September 16? Prelude to Independence.
Sep 14, 2010 · On September 16, 1810, a progressive priest named Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla became the father of Mexican independence with a historic proclamation urging his fellow Mexicans to take up arms...
Sep 15, 2021 · Sept. 16 marks the day when Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo called for independence from Spain in the "Grito de Dolores" in 1810. While it may seem similar, Mexico's fight for independence was...
Grito de Dolores, battle cry of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain, first uttered by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, parish priest of Dolores (now Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato state), on September 16, 1810. Hidalgo was involved in a plot against the Spanish colonial government, and, when the plot was betrayed, he decided to act immediately.
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The Mexican War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia de México, 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821) was an armed conflict and political process resulting in Mexico's independence from the Spanish Empire.
- 16 September 1810 – 27 September 1821, (11 years, 1 week and 4 days)
Mar 3, 2010 · Mexican War of Independence begins. This Day In History. September | 16. Choose another date. 1810. Mexican War of Independence begins. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest,...
The Cry of Dolores [n 1] (Spanish: Grito de Dolores) occurred in Dolores, Mexico, on 16 September 1810, when Roman Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang his church bell and gave the call to arms that triggered the Mexican War of Independence.
