16, 1810 — a call to action by priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla to fight for Mexico’s independence from Spain, according to ...

Although a movement toward Mexican independence had already been in progress since Napoleon's conquest of Spain, Hidalgo's passionate declaration was a swift, unpremeditated decision. "Mexicanos, Viva ...

including some lesser-known Mexican Independence War facts? Let’s dive in! September 16 — While many think Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is Mexico’s Independence Day, it’s actually celebrated ...

Worth, during the Mexican-American War.1855. Library of Congress. In 1844, President James K. Polk ran on a Democratic platform that supported manifest destiny, the idea that Americans were ...

POLDARK MINE. Immediately after the Mexican War of Independence in 1824, Cornish miners were recruited to reopen the famous silver and gold mines of Real del Monte. Emigrants married locals so ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that it is a definitive moment for Mexico and promised that her country ...

independence and sovereignty of the nation,” Sheinbaum said Thursday during her daily press conference. The measures would apply to the entire Mexican territory including “land, water ...

At the Battle of San Jacinto, Texas, revolutionaries faced Mexican Gen. Santa Anna and his men in a fight that not only secured Texas independence but lived on in glory. Nearly 200 years later, Texans ...

Worth, during the Mexican-American War.1855. Library of Congress. In 1844, President James K. Polk ran on a Democratic platform that supported manifest destiny, the idea that Americans were ...