It is the dramatisation of the scene on September 15, 1810 when a priest, Miguel Hildago y Costilla in the poor town of Dolores, rang the parish bell to summon the town flock to mass. But ...

This cry honors the "Grito de Dolores", the Cry of Dolores, that the catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo gave in the early morning of Sep. 16, 1810, when he called on all Mexicans to take up arms ...

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Mexico City on Sunday and Monday to commemorate the anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador presided ...

The moment is known as El Grito – the cry of Dolores – and it was heard throughout downtown San Jose on Sunday. Earlier in the day, San Jose hosted Fiestas Patrias filled with music ...

16, a holiday often confused with Cinco de Mayo. The day commemorates El Grito de Dolores, or Cry of Dolores, on Sept. 16, 1810 — a call to action by priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla to fight ...

The afternoon kicked off with the raising of the Mexican flag, where a consult from Mexico shouted the Cry of Dolores, also known as El Grito de Independencia, and said "¡Viva México!" This annual ...

Mexico celebrates its Independence Day on Sept. 16, a holiday often confused with Cinco de Mayo. The day commemorates El Grito de Dolores, or Cry of Dolores, on Sept. 16, 1810 — a call to action by ...

A special highlight of the event was when Ambassador Ricardo Santana from the Mexican Consulate visited the Festival to deliver the traditional “El Grito,” also known as “The Cry of Dolores,” and flag ...