Organizers are awaiting final permit approval for the fest's return Sept. 13-14 with more vendors and an expanded kids zone.

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 ...

16, 1810 — a call to action by priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla to fight for Mexico’s independence from Spain, according to the Library of Congress. This began the 11-year Mexican War of ...

"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.