Hidalgo later regretted the bloodbath he had incited with his fateful cry of Dolores. When he made his hasty decision in the pre-dawn hours of September 16, he had not foreseen the mass slaughter of ...

While many are familiar with the basic outline of events and figures, like Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s Grito de Dolores (Cry of Dolores), numerous lesser-known facts offer deeper insights into ...

On Sept. 16, 1810, parish priest Miguel Hidalgo issued the Grito de Dolores, or Grito de Independencia (Cry of Independence), encouraging revolt against Spanish rule. He and his followers launched ...

The moment is known as El Grito – the cry of Dolores – and it was heard throughout downtown San Jose on Sunday. Earlier in ...

The celebration renacts and commemorate the legendary Grito de Dolores or Cry of Dolores, which was a speech made 213 years ago by a Roman Catholic priest who led the Mexican Independence Movement ...