16, 1810 — a call to action by priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla to fight for Mexico’s independence from Spain, according to ...

Although a movement toward Mexican independence had already been in progress since Napoleon's conquest of Spain, Hidalgo's passionate declaration was a swift, unpremeditated decision. "Mexicanos, Viva ...

Mexican Independence Day festivities have historically drawn throngs of people and cars downtown. The celebrations sometimes ...

Rather than starting at the beginning of September, Hispanic Heritage Month takes place over 30 days starting on the 15th -- a nod to the anniversaries of national independence for a number of ...

Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September ... This observance starts on September 15 to recognize the Independence Day of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.

Under the Platt Amendment, the United States limits Cuban independence as written into ... able-bodied American men off to war, "temporary" Mexican workers are encouraged and permitted to enter ...

The Alamo, where the defeat of Texas revolutionaries by Mexican forces inspired an iconic battle cry, marks its 189th ...