This cry, known as 'El Grito de Dolores,' was the rallying call that ignited the Mexican War of Independence, leading to the ...

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 ...

"This cry, known as 'El Grito de Dolores,' was the rallying call that ignited the Mexican War of Independence, leading to the ...

Gutierrez declares Texas' independence and drafts a constitution ... The U.S. provokes the Mexican-American War in order to claim more North American territory under Mexican rule.