when is mexico's national independence day

Mexico's National Independence Day is celebrated on September 16. The main celebrations begin on the evening of September 15 with the reenactment of the "Grito de Dolores" by the President of Mexico or local officials, commemorating Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla's call for independence from Spain in 1810. The actual independence day is September 16, marking the start of the Mexican War of Independence.