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 ...

Reality check: Cinco de Mayo — or, in English, May 5 — marks a Mexican victory over France 50 years after Mexico's independence. Mexico's Independence Day is celebrated on Sept. 16.

On a day like today, but in 1823, the first emperor of Mexico, Agustín de Iturbide, left Mexico to go into exile in a European country ...

Although a movement toward Mexican independence had already ... troops descended upon Mexico City, Hidalgo retreated with only a few associates to Dolores, where he would be executed by the gachupines ...

The UFC’s going south of the border not once but twice this year. The premier MMA promotion has made it a tradition to have a UFC event commemorating Mexican Independence Day and the Mexican ...