Mexico celebrates its Independence Day.

This Sunday, Mexico’s traditional shout of independence was celebrated in the main public square, the capital’s Zócalo.

The traditional “Grito de Viva Mexico” was led by President AMLO, which would be closing his six-year term with this massive event.

AMLO shouted the traditional “vivas” and rang the campaign of “dolores” as on September 16, 1810, when the bell ringer José Galván rang the bell in the parish of Dolores, Guanajuato, to call on the people to rebel against the authorities of the Viceroyalty of New Spain.

The priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, along with Ignacio Allende and Juan Aldama, delivered a harangue in the atrium of the parish, shouting “Long live America!” and “Death to bad government

The President of Mexico rings the bell every September 15 to commemorate the Grito de Dolores. Currently, the bell is located on the central balcony of the National Palace in Mexico City.

The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is characterized because he included during these patriotic celebrations, new harangues. In last year’s shout he referred to migrants, he also said “Mexicans! Mexicans! Death to corruption! Death to greed! Death to racism! Death to discrimination!”.

This sound we hear is from the original bell of Dolores cast in pure bronze, this bell remained in the parish of Dolores, Hidalgo, until 1896, when then president of Mexico, Porfirio Diaz, decided to move it to the National Palace in Mexico City.

The historic bell is located on the main balcony of the National Palace and is visible to all Mexicans and every September 15th it is rung again by the President of the Republic, during the commemoration ceremony of the Cry of Independence.

At the end of the official ceremony, the fireworks and the music started… the regional bands MS and Banda Mixe is an authentic proposal of popular art, originally from Oaxaca. The Banda Mixe de Oaxaca is a musical group that has stood out for its work to spread the music of its native land and to affirm the Mixe identity through music.

In 1980, with the support of INAH, the Banda Mixe recorded its first acetate album. In the year 2000, the Banda Mixe received the National Prize of Sciences and Arts in the field of Popular Arts and Traditions.
The songs of the Banda Mixe are compositions or arrangements by the maestro and other Oaxacan musicians. This is the sandunga version of the Banda Mixe.

Many people came to the verbena popular to listen to President AMLO in his last massive public event.

But there were others who stayed home to watch the broadcast of the event and took the opportunity to gather the family and dine on traditional and colorful food.

Let’s listen to Rosa María Ruiz, a dessert vendor.

Musician Enrique Muñoz comments on the importance of continuing to celebrate these dates that identify us as free citizens.

Remember that Mexico’s independence was a social and armed movement that sought to liberate the country from Spanish rule, with this movement, our individual and human rights were recognized, that is why we highlight the colors of our green, white and red flag that we put in the streets, in our homes, in our food and we even dress with them to remember that we are a free country.