¡Grito de Dolores! – Mexican Independence Day

¡Grito de Dolores! – Mexican Independence Day

On the morning of September 16th, over 200 years ago church bells were rung throughout the small town of Dolores Hidalgo in Mexico, when Miguel Hidalgo summoned his congregation to rise up and revolt for freedom from colonial Spain. Hidalgo's "cry of independence" has become emblematic of Mexican independence, and marks the inception of the Mexican War of Independence.

Today, the Mexican president rings the bells of the National Palace and re-enacts the “Grito de Dolores,” and shouts ¡Viva México! three times. The festivities are marked with military parades, patriotic programs, and marching bands. In honor of the day, Mexico City streets are decorated with flags, flowers and lights. No fiesta is complete without food and drink, and Mexican Independence Day doesn’t disappoint.  

The entire country enjoys the festivities starting the evening before and though the day after.  El Grito is also celebrated in the Texas, as Texas was still part of Mexico. Both Houston and Austin host festivities celebrating the event.  ¡Viva México!  Happy Independence Day.

¡Mexicanos!
¡Vivan los héroes que nos dieron patria!

¡Viva Hidalgo!
¡Viva Morelos!
¡Viva Josefa Ortíz de Dominguez!
¡Viva Allende!
¡Vivan Aldama y Matamoros!

¡Viva la Independencia Nacional!
¡Viva México! ¡Viva México! ¡Viva México!

 Fun Facts about Mexican languages: 

• Spanish was brought to Mexico in the 16th century. Mexican Spanish retains a number of words that are considered archaic in Spain.
• The Mexican government uses Spanish for most official purposes, but is not considered an official language of the State.
• Most of the film dubbing identified abroad with the label "Mexican Spanish" or "Latin American Spanish" actually corresponds to the central Mexican variety.
• With over 6 million speakers, there are 68 Mexican indigenous languages which are recognized as official national languages by the State.
• There are a number of words widely used in Mexico which have Nahuatl, Mayan or other native origins such chocolate, aguacate, chipotle, guacamole.
• The Nahuatl language has almost 1.4 million speakers, while Yucatec Maya is spoken by over 0.75 million people. 

¡Viva México!  

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