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The Grito de Dolores (Shout of Dolores) was uttered from the small town of Dolores near Guanajuato in Mexico on September 16 1810. It is the event that marks the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence. The grito was the pronunciamiento of the Mexican War of Independence by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla a Roman Catholic priest. Since October 1825 the anniversary of the event is celebrated as Mexican Independence Day.
