Early on the morning of Sept. 16, 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla summoned the largely Indian and mestizo congregation of his small Dolores parish church and urged them to take up arms and ...

“¡Viva México! ¡Viva la Independencia!” These powerful words echo across the streets of Mexico every year on Sept. 16, just as they did when Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla first rang the bell that ...