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Events on Sunday 16 September 1810 1
1810Grito de DoloresMiguel Hidalgo's call to arms begins the Mexican War of IndependenceCatholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang the church bell in the town of Dolores and urged parishioners to rise against Spanish colonial rule. His cry launched an uprising that grew into the eleven-year Mexican War of Independence. The date is now commemorated annually as Mexico's independence day.