Mexico celebrates its Independence Day on Sept. 16, a holiday often confused with Cinco de Mayo. The day commemorates El Grito de Dolores, or Cry of Dolores, on Sept. 16, 1810 — a call to action ...

On a day like today, but in 1823, the first emperor of Mexico, Agustín de Iturbide, left Mexico to go into exile in a European country ...

He enjoys playing football, electronic music, and painting miniatures. While some parts of Mexico recognize the day as a public holiday, it is not a national public holiday. Nor is it in the US ...

"My family is from Mexico. And every time. I just grew up hearing of the stories over there," said attendee Yahir Castaneda. With ever more ways and places to celebrate Mexican Independence Day ...