Cuba marks 214th anniversary of Mexico's Grito de Independencia

HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 16 (ACN) Miguel Diaz-Canel, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and president of the country, sent today a solidarity hug to his counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum, on the anniversary of Mexico's Independence Day.

On X, Cuban head of state highlighted the example of the Mexican people that continues to inspire America.

By celebrating the Grito de Dolores, with the triumph of the Judicial Power Reform, they reaffirm the historic character of the date, happy national holidays, said Diaz-Canel.

On the same social network, Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, recalled that the Mexican independence process cost a lot of blood to obtain sovereignty, while showing his admiration for that nation.

On X, Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, congratulated the people and government of Mexico and reaffirmed his close ties with the country.

According to history, in the early morning of September 16, 1810, the priest Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla called on the people of Dolores Hidalgo to take up arms against Spanish rule.

This period known as the War of Independence began in the early morning of September 16, 1810 and ended on September 27, 1821 with the triumphal entry of the Trigarante Army, led by Agustin de Iturbide and Vicente Guerrero, to a joyful Mexico City. The main objective of this movement was to free the territory from the Spanish yoke and that, in every corner of the Colony, the concept of viceroyalty was completely forgotten.

The national holidays bring together thousands of Mexican families, who come to the main squares and centers of the cities, as well as to the city hall buildings to commemorate another anniversary of the Grito de Independencia (Cry of Independence).