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Cry of Dolores
The
Cry of Dolores
was uttered from the small town of
Dolores
, near
Guanajuato
in
Mexico
, on September 16, 1810. It is the event that is considered the beginning of the
Mexican War of Independence
. The "grito" was the
pronunciamiento
of the
Mexican War of Independence
by
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
, a
Roman Catholic priest
. Since October 1825, the anniversary of the event is celebrated as
Mexican Independence Day
.
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