Mexican Independence Day

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MEXICAN INDEPENCE DAY.
Sept. 16 is Mexican Independence Day and along with celebrations in Mexico, in many areas of the U.S. it is celebrated with parades and flags, discussion forums and currentstruggles.

Early on the morning of Sept. 16, 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla summoned the largely Indian and mestizo congregation of his small Dolores parish church and urged them to take uparms and fight for Mexico’s independence from Spain. His “Grito de Dolores,” or “Cry of Dolores,” maintained the equality of all races and called for redistribution of land. Mexicans commemorate Sept.16 as Mexican Independence Day. 

Father Hidalgo was born into a moderately wealthy family in the city of Guanajuato, northwest of Mexico City, in 1753. He attended the Jesuit College of SanFrancisco Javier, received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Mexico in 1774, and was ordained into the priesthood in 1778. He soon earned the enmity of the orthodoxy, however, by openly challengingchurch doctrine. 

In 1803, Hidalgo accepted the curacy of the small parish of Dolores, not far from Guanajuato. Between 1803 and 1810, he directed most of his energy to improving the economicprospects of his parishioners. He also joined a small literary club that, over time, became committed to securing Mexican independence from Spain. 

In September 1810, Spanish authorities learned of thegroup’s plot to incite a rebellion. On Sept. 13, they searched the home of Epigmenio Gonzalez in the city of Queretaro, where they found a large supply of weapons and ammunition. Warned of hisimpending arrest, Hidalgo preempted authorities by issuing the “Grito de Dolores” on the morning of Sept. 16. Attracting enthusiastic support from the Indian and mestizo population, he and his band ofrevolutionaries moved toward the town of San Miguel. 

The rebel army encountered its first serious resistance at Guanajuato. After a fierce battle that took the lives of more than 500 Spaniards and...
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