The popular but unconventional priest Miguel Hidalgo issued the call in 1810 from the steps of the town’s stately church. We are offered a special tour by one of Father Hidalgo’s descendants.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — Two hundred and nine years ago today, Father Miguel Hidalgo rang the bell in the small town of Dolores as he cried out to the Mexican people to rise up against the ...

The British Mexican Society explains: "The war had its roots in Napoleon's French invasion of Spain in 1808; it extended from the Grito de Dolores by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla on September ...

“El Grito” refers to El Grito de Dolores, “the cry” that Father Miguel Hidalgo delivered to his parish on Sept. 16, 1810 in the small town of Dolores, located in central Mexico. The cry ...

Carlos Chavez, portraying Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, rang a yellow bell Saturday before launching into an impassioned speech known as “El Grito de Dolores,” the symbolic beginning of ...

1810: Mexicans were inspired to begin their successful revolt against Spanish rule by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and his "Grito de Dolores" ("Cry of pain"). 1857: The song "Jingle Bells" by ...

The Tex-Mexplainer series explores the ingredients, techniques, history, and culture of Mexican food in Texas. Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ignited the Mexican War of Independence with his ...

Most celebrations include the grito, a re-creation of Father Miguel Hidalgo’s call to arms. Here’s a guide to some Dallas-area fiestas, concerts and related events celebrating the holiday ...