How did it all start? With Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a priest in the tiny provincial town of Dolores, Guanajuato.

Early on the morning of Sept. 16, 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla summoned the largely Indian and mestizo congregation of his small Dolores parish church and urged them to ...

Miguel Hidalgo, a Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence and recognized as the Father of the Nation. Public Domain ...

These powerful words echo across the streets of Mexico every year on Sept. 16, just as they did when Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla first rang the bell that signaled the beginning of Mexico’s ...

(The day is celebrated as Independence Day because on that day in 1810 Father Miguel Hidalgo made his cry for Mexican independence from Spain — which finally happened in 1821.

Carlos Chavez, portraying Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, rang a yellow bell Saturday before launching into an impassioned speech known as “El Grito de Dolores,” the symbolic beginning of ...

Día de la Independencia celebrates Mexico's freedom from Spain after the September 16, 1810 uprising that launched an 11-year war.

The parade will honor Father Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla, who ignited Mexico's struggle for independence with his famous call to arms against Spanish rule.

El dieciséis de septiembre marks the beginning of Mexico’s independence from Spain, the day Father Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla read the “El Grito de Dolores,” which commenced the Mexican War ...

El dieciséis de septiembre marks the beginning of Mexico’s independence from Spain, the day Father Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla read the “El Grito de Dolores,” which commenced the Mexican War ...

Most celebrations include the grito, a re-creation of Father Miguel Hidalgo’s call to arms. Here’s a guide to some Dallas-area fiestas, concerts and related events celebrating the holiday ...