Shortly before dawn on September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla made a monumentous decision that revolutionized the course of Mexican history. Within hours, Hidalgo, a Catholic priest in the ...

The chief of P.R.I., Mexico’s largest party, had an idea: the heroes of the Mexican Revolution, though dead, might be made to contribute to national unity and, incidentally, to P.R.I, prestige.

In the history of Mexico's Independence, there are many men who stood out and their names are in gold letters on the main buildings, but the insurgent struggle not only involved them, but also ...

Come September, Mexicans in their homeland and abroad look forward to hearing the infamous battle cry, known as "El Grito de Independencia," that birthed the independence movement in Mexico over ...

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