When is the Independence Day of Mexico celebrated?

The Independence Day of Mexico is celebrated on September 16. It commemorates the events of September 16, 1810, when Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, called for the people of Mexico to rise up against Spanish rule. This call to arms, known as the Grito de Dolores, marked the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence, which lasted until 1821 when Mexico finally achieved independence from Spain.