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''Every year at midnight on September 15, Mexicans led by the president of Mexico shout the Grito, honoring the crucial and impulsive action that was the catalyst for the country's bloody struggle for independence from Spain.'' [http://www.mexonline.com/mexican-independence.htm Mexican Independence]
 
''Every year at midnight on September 15, Mexicans led by the president of Mexico shout the Grito, honoring the crucial and impulsive action that was the catalyst for the country's bloody struggle for independence from Spain.'' [http://www.mexonline.com/mexican-independence.htm Mexican Independence]
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This night ''the President of the Republic goes out onto the central balcony of the National Palace (Palacio Nacional), rings the bell (the same bell Hidalgo rang in 1810) and shouts to the people gathered in the square below: Viva Mexico! The crowd responds: Viva! Fireworks light up the sky as the crowd cheers.'' [http://gomexico.about.com/od/festivalsholidays/p/independence.htm Independence Day in Mexico]
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Hidalgo is revered as the father of Mexican independence. Mexico achieve its independence until 1821.  
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Hidalgo is revered as the father of Mexican independence.
      
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