The Grito de Dolores ("Cry of Dolores") was the battle cry of the Mexican War of Independence, uttered on September 16 1810 by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Roman Catholic priest from the small town of Dolores, near Guanajuato. For other uses see Battle cry (disambiguation A battle cry is a yell or chant taken up in Battle, usually by members of the same The Mexican War of Independence (1810 - 1821 was an armed conflict between the people of Mexico and Spanish colonial authorities which started on September 16 1810 Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mondarte Villaseñor ( May 8 1753 &ndash July 30 1811) also known as Miguel The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church includes both the orders of bishops and presbyters, which in Latin is sacerdos. Dolores Hidalgo (in full Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional) is a city and its surrounding municipality in the north-central part of the Mexican The Mexican city of Guanajuato is the capital of the state of the same name
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The Event
Hidalgo and several educated criollos were involved in a planned revolt against the Spanish colonial government, and when the plotters were betrayed, he declared that war should be waged against the Spaniards. Criollo is a term that dates back to the Spanish colonial Casta system ( Caste system) of Latin America The Viceroyalty of New Spain (Virreinato de Nueva España was a name given to the Viceroy -ruled territories of the Spanish Empire in North America, Just before the dawn of September 16, 1810, Hidalgo ordered the church bells to be rung and gathered his congregation. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers He addressed the people in front of his church, encouraging them to revolt. The exact words of the speech are lost; however, a variety of "reconstructed versions" have been published. Hidalgo is believed to have cried: "Long live Our Lady of Guadalupe [a symbol of the Amerindians' faith], death to bad government, and death to the gachupines [the Spaniards]!" The resulting Battle of Dolores, the first engagement of the Insurgency, occurred 12 days later, with the massacre of the entire colonial garrison of the town, more than 500 Spanish and Criollo loyalist soldiers. Our Lady of Guadalupe, also called the Virgin of Guadalupe (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe or Virgen de Guadalupe is a 16th century Roman Catholic Mexican Mexico, in the second article of its Constitution, is defined as a "pluricultural" nation in recognition of the diverse ethnic groups that constitute it The insurgents suffered more than 2000 casualties. Mexico's independence would finally be recognized by the Spanish crown on September 27, 1821, after a decade of war. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again
Remembrance
This event has since assumed an almost mythopoeic status. [1] [2] Since the late 19th century, Hidalgo y Costilla's "battle cry" has become emblematic of Mexican independence. Each year on the night of September 15, the President of Mexico re-enacts the event by ringing the bells of the National Palace in Mexico City. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos The National Palace is the seat of the federal executive in Mexico. Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico He repeats a cry of patriotism based upon the "Grito de Dolores" from the balcony of the palace, to the assembled crowd in the Plaza de la Constitución, or Zócalo, one of the largest public plazas in the world. La Plaza de la Constitución, informally called El Zócalo, is the main square in Mexico City. In many cities in Mexico, a zócalo is the main plaza or square set in the heart of the town This event draws up to half a million spectators. On the dawn of September 16, or Independence Day, the national military parade starts in the Zócalo, passes the Hidalgo Memorial and ends on the Paseo de la Reforma, Mexico City's main boulevard. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers A military parade is a formation of soldiers whose movement is restricted Paseo de la Reforma ( English: "Reform's Walk" is a 12 kilometer long grand avenue in Mexico City, Mexico. Independence Day is considered a patriotic holiday, or fiesta patria (literally, motherland holiday).
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References
- ^ Hamill, Hugh M. José Mariano Michelena (sometimes José Mariano de Michelena) ( July 14, 1772, Valladolid ( Morelia, Michoacán) &ndash Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont (1750 Logroño, Spain &mdash March 6, 1811, Mexico City) was bishop of Mexico and from Francisco Javier Venegas de Saavedra marqués de la Reunión y de Nueva España (1760 Bujalance, Spain &mdash1838 Spain was a Spanish military officer and (1966). The Hidalgo Revolt: Prelude to Mexican Independence. University of Florida Press. The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing arm of the State University System of Florida representing all eleven universities and is charged by the Florida ISBN 0-8130-2528-1.
- ^ Knight, Alan (2002). Mexico: The Colonial Era. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge University Press (known colloquially as CUP is a Publisher given a Royal Charter by Henry VIII in 1534 ISBN 0-5218-9196-5.
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