Share Mexican Independence Day
Save to Folder
What day is Mexico's Independence celebrated on?
September 16th
Father Hidalgo was:
a Mexican Catholic Priest
What did Miguel Hidalgo yell as he ran the church bell?
Death to bad government
What is the "Grito de Dolores"?
Father Hidalgo's call for independence
What was Mexico called during Spanish rule?
New Spain
Classes of colonial society in Mexico?
peninsulares, crillos, mestizos, indios, and negros
What does a Viceroy do?
Make rules for the king
Mexico wanted its independence from:
Spain
In what year did Mexico's war for independence end?
1821
In what year did Mexico's war for independence start?
1810
How long was Mexico's war for independence?
11 years
Why did the Mexican people want to be free from Spain's rule?
The Spanish people made the native Mexicans work for them instead of letting them live as free people
The re-enactment of the "Grito" takes place the night before at:
11 PM
True or False: Hidalgo won the war?
False
What happened to Hidalgo?
He was found and killed
The ___________ of Mexico leads the "Grito" ceremony.
President
