{"id":105,"date":"2014-09-16T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/labmind\/2014\/09\/today-mexican-independence-day.html"},"modified":"2016-03-25T17:33:34","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T22:33:34","slug":"today-mexican-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/labmind\/2014\/09\/today-mexican-independence-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Today: Mexican Independence Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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On a day like today 204 years ago, early in the morning, Father Miguel Hidalgo rang the bell of his parish in Dolores, Mexico calling the people to Mass. \u00a0As people gathered, the priest proclaimed Mexican independence in what has come to be known as \u201cEl Grito de Dolores\u201d or \u201cThe Cry of Dolores.\u201d \u00a0After three hundred years of colonial rule, Hidalgo began the eleven-year long war of Mexican independence.<\/div>\n

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Confessional used by Hidalgo in Dolores (Castillo de Chapultepec)<\/div>\n
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Vestments used by Hidalgo\u00a0(Castillo de Chapultepec)<\/div>\n

The exact content of \u201cEl Grito\u201d which\u00a0declared Mexican independence from Spain has been debated, but in general it is believed that Hidalgo cried out: \u201cLong live Our Lady of Guadalupe! Long live our religion! \u00a0Long live Ferdinand VII! \u00a0Death to bad government! \u00a0Death to the gapuchines!\u201d<\/p>\n

Hidalgo was not revolting against the Spanish monarchy directly, but rather was rising up against the corrupt colonial government, that is why he praises King Ferdinand. \u00a0At the same time he calls for death to the gapuchines who were the Spaniards living in the colonies. \u00a0Every government official in Spanish viceroyalties (including bishops and archbishops) were born in Spain, causing tension between them and the native-born colonists who were children of Spaniards and were barred from holding key colonial positions.<\/p>\n

Hildago soon adopted the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, queen and patroness of all Mexicans, as the battle standard for the revolutionary army. \u00a0The \u201cGrito\u201d gathered Mexicans under the protection of the Mother of God, the Brown Virgin as she is\u00a0affectionately\u00a0called in Mexico. \u00a0Our Lady of Guadalupe validated the existence of a new nation that was neither Spanish nor Indian, but mestiza, since she herself was mestiza.<\/p>\n

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Original battle standard of Hidalgo<\/div>\n

Every September 16th the Mexican president appears from a balcony at the National Palace to proclaim once again \u201cEl Grito\u201d which includes the names of key men and women in Mexican history. El Grito is slightly modified each year at the discretion of the president and greeted by a crowd of thousands cheering at the main square of Mexico City.<\/p>\n

Mexicans!
\nLong live the heroes who gave us a nation and freedom!
\nLong live Hidalgo!
\nLong live Morelos!
\nLond live Allende!
\nLong live Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez!
\nLong Live Aldama!
\nLong live Matamoros!
\nLong live Guerrero!
\nLong live our national independence!
\nLong live Mexico! Long live Mexico! \u00a0Long live Mexico!<\/p>\n

Hidalgo was captured and executed in less than one year after his open rebellion against the government. \u00a0Mexican independence was not achieved until 1821 when the First Mexican Empire was founded and Agustin I was proclaimed emperor.<\/p>\n

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Balcony at the National Palace. \u00a0Over the balcony is the original parish bell of Dolores, Guanajuato<\/div>\n

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Angel of Independence Column which marks the resting place of Hidalgo\n
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