SAN DIEGO (CNS) — Celebrations around San Diego County will mark Mexico’s 215th Independence Day this weekend, from Chula Vista to Escondido. featuring music, dancing, food and traditional crafts.
The official Mexican Independence Day is Tuesday, but multiple events will commemorate the Grito de Delores — Cry of Delores — on Saturday and Sunday.
On Sept. 16, 1810, Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang a church bell in Dolores, Mexico and gave a call to arms that ignited the Mexican War of Independence. This independence from Spain took a bloody 11 years and 12 days to achieve, but the Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire was signed on Sept. 28, 1821…