Mexican Independence Day, celebrated on September 16, commemorates the start of the war for independence from Spanish rule in 1810. The day is celebrated with the “Grito de Dolores” being a key historical moment when Miguel Hidalgo called for the end of Spanish rule. Today, Ms. Quintanar’s Heritage Learners class participated in this tradition. El Día de la Independencia de México, que se celebra el 16 de septiembre, conmemora el inicio de la guerra de independencia del dominio español en 1810.

On September 16, 1810, Mexico declared its independence from Spain. However, Mexico’s war for independence continued for another 11 years ending with the Treaty of Córdoba in August 1821. Mexico in the 1820s, up until the Mexican-American War in 1846, was divided into two provinces: Baja California (what is mostly the country of Mexico today) and Alta California (today the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming). In this video, Jared discussed Mexico’s

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