Hidalgo’s insurgency lasted less than 10 months, but it is the best remembered. After his death, the fighting waned in ...

Every September 16th, Mexico takes part in the independence "grito." How did this tradition come about? Historian Diego Levin ...

What was born out of frustration has become a beautiful tradition to honor my roots. Sharing the most integral, defining part ...

Claudia Sheinbaum, the country’s president, was the first woman to give the country’s annual Grito de Dolores, a tradition dating to a priest’s call to arms against Spain more than two centuries ago.

This year's events coincide with Trump's threats to add Chicago to the list of cities he has targeted for expanded federal ...

The biggest Mexican holiday, known as 16 de septiembre, commemorates the date in 1810 when the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla urged Mexicans to rise against the Spanish colonial government. The call ...

"Long live a free, independent and sovereign Mexico" was Mexico’s president’s final coda in the traditional battle cry, as ...

THIS year marks the 215th anniversary of the beginning of Mexico’s struggle for independence. By tradition, the Mexican community in Manila, together with representatives of the Philippine government, ...

The 79th annual East Los Angeles Mexican Independence Day Parade, billed as the nation’s oldest and largest Latin parade, took to the streets Sunday to mark the 215th anniversary of El Grito de ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will become the first female to lead the celebration of the 215th anniversary of Mexican ...

The 79th annual East Los Angeles Mexican Independence Day Parade, billed as the nation’s oldest and largest Latin parade, will take to the streets Sunday as commemorations of the 215th anniversary of ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — Tuesday, September 16, is Mexico Independence Day, and people got together on Sunday to celebrate ...