The Historian

By: Jose Garcia

Where did the

independence start?
The Spanish took control of trade and public interactions,
making it very limited. Spain kept a strongholds on her
colonies. This actions created a division with Spanish and
new Spanish people.
To the north, the United States had won its independence
decades before, and many Mexicans felt they could, too. In
1808, Creole patriots saw their chance
when Napoleon invaded Spain and imprisoned Ferdinand VII
(The Spanish king)
The Mexican independence war started in September 16, 1810
and end in1821

The Creator of the

independence
During at the time in the European territories were being invaded by
Napoleon. When napoleon invaded Spain, he captured the Spanish
king The same year, the council of Mexico City, supported by new
leader Jos, claimed sovereignty in the absence of the legitimate
king(Ferdinand VII).
Despite the defeat in Mexico City, small group met in other cities of
New Spain to raise movements against colonial rule. In 1810, after
being discovered, the military chose to take up arms on September 16
of Dolores (Guanajuato), who were called to action by the Catholic
priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.

The Main Characters in the

Mexican Independence
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla is the person who made the cry
of independence.
Ferdinand VII was the Spanish king that was captured in
the time of Mexican independence
Napoleon(French king) was the French dictator who
invaded Spain and gave Mexican revolutionists a chance
of freedom.

The Day of Mexican

independence
Miguel Hidalgo is believed to have made the cry of
independence (El Grito de la Independencia) in the town
of Dolores.
Hidalgo speech was made on September 16, 1810 to
motivate people to revolt against the Spanish regime.

The Flag Meaning

The green strip represents the Independence Movement.
The white stripe represents the purity of the Catholic faith.
The red stripe represents the Spaniards that joined in the
war for Independence and the blood of the national
heroes. The central emblem is the Mexican coat of arms,
based on the Aztec symbol for Tenochtitlan.

The Mexican traditions

Each year on the night of September 15 at around eleven in the evening,
the President of Mexico rings the bell of the National Palace in
Mexico City.
After the ringing of the bell, he repeats a shout of patriotism based upon
the "Grito de Dolores" with the names of the important heroes of the
Mexican War of Independence. He ends with the threefold shout of
Viva Mxico! from the balcony of the palace to the assembled
crowd.
After the shouting, he rings the bell again and waves the Flag of Mexico
to the applause of the crowd, and is followed by the playing and mass
singing of the, the national anthem, with a military band from the
Mexican Armed Forces playing.

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla cry

Grido De Dolores
Mexicanos!
Vivan los hroes que nos dieron la
patria y libertad!
Viva Hidalgo! Viva Morelos!
Viva Josefa Ortz de Dominguez!
Viva Allende!
Viva Galeana y los Bravo!
Viva Aldama y Matamoros!
Viva la Independencia Nacional!
Viva Mxico! Viva Mxico! Viva
Mxico!

Cry of Dolores
Mexicans!
Long live the heroes that gave us the
Fatherland (and liberty)!
Long live Hidalgo! Long live Morelos!
Long live Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez!
Long live Allende!
Long live Galeana and the Bravos!
Long live Aldama and Matamoros!
Long live National Independence!
Long Live Mexico! Long Live Mexico!
Long Live Mexico!

President of Mexico shout of

patriotism based upon the
"Grito de Dolores"

Armed Military March

The military men and
women wear traditional
clothing .

Mexican Parade.
Made of mainly dancers,
military march and colorful
designs

References
http://www.latintimes.com
http://mexicanatheart.com
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com