Today in History: Grito de Dolores (Mexican Independence Day), 1810

On September 15, 1810, the conspirators received the bad news: their conspiracy had been found out. Their original leader, Ignacio Allende, was in Dolores at the time and wanted to go into hiding, but Hidalgo convinced him that the right option was to go forward.
On the morning of September 16, 1810, the parish priest of the town of Dolores, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla called mass. It was attended by about 300, including hacienda owners, local politicians and Spaniards.
Here, he rang the church bells, summoning the workers from the nearby fields, and exhorted his following to take up arms and join him in his fight against the injustices of the Spanish colonial system. Within moments he had an army of some 600 men.
From the pulpit he announced the revolution: "Know this, my children, that knowing your patriotism, I have put myself at the head of a movement begun some hours ago, to wrest away power from the Europeans and give it to you." The people responded enthusiastically.
He declared himself in open revolt against Spanish rule from the pulpit of his church, launching the Mexican War of Independence.
This action became known as the "Grito de Dolores" or "Cry of Dolores" and today Mexicans celebrate September 16 as their Independence Day. He had been joined by more than fifty thousand men, mainly Indians from the poorest levels of society.


For a bit more info on the Mexican War of Independence: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mexican-war-of-independence-begins 


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