Why was El Grito de Dolores an important event?

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Last Spanish govener of Alta California before the Mexican War for independence. Why was el Grito de Dolores an important event in the Mexican fight for independence? It was the speech where Father Miguel Hidaglo y Costilla called on people to join against spanish rule and fight for freedom.

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The Grito de Dolores (Cry of/from Dolores) was the battle cry of the Mexican War of Independence, uttered on September 16, 1810, by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Roman Catholic priest from the small town of Dolores, near Guanajuato, Mexico.

why might Hidalgo have delivered the Grito de Dolores in a public setting? Grito de Dolores is otherwise known as the Cry of Dolores. This was an expression which was associated with the revolt of the Mexican against Spain. He delivered the piece in public to be able to urge Mexicans to take up their arms and join him in the fight up against injustices.

Subsequently, question is, what is the famous Grito de Dolores?

Grito de Dolores, (English: “Cry of Dolores”) battle cry of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain, first uttered by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, parish priest of Dolores (now Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato state), on September 16, 1810.

When was El Grito de Dolores?

September 16, 1810