Mexican President Sheinbaum holds Grito de Independencia ceremony in Mexico City
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum held the national Grito de Independencia ceremony from the balcony of the National Palace in Mexico City on Tuesday evening. Before the crowd at the central Zócalo square, she delivered 21 "viva" calls dedicated to the country’s independence, its heroes, Indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples, and Mexicans living abroad. This was reported by Mexico News Daily.
Heroines of independence and migrants
Sheinbaum mentioned figures of Mexico’s struggle for independence, including Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Josefa Ortiz Téllez-Girón, José María Morelos y Pavón, Leona Vicario, Vicente Guerrero, Gertrudis Bocanegra, Guadalupe Victoria, and Antonia Nava.
The president also proclaimed calls in honor of the heroines and heroes who gave the country a homeland, as well as freedom, equality, justice, and democracy. She separately recognized Indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples, Mexican migrants, and the dignity of the people of Mexico, emphasizing a free, independent, and sovereign Mexico.
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According to the publication, Afro-Mexicans and Antonia Nava, a participant in the insurgent movement, had not previously been included in the national Grito de Independencia. This was the second such ceremony held by Sheinbaum as president.
The Dolores Bell and celebrations at the Zócalo
After the ceremony ended, Sheinbaum rang the Dolores Bell, which, according to the publication, was used 216 years ago by priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in the city of Dolores in the state of Guanajuato to call for an uprising against Spanish rule. The Mexican flag was handed to the president by an honor guard of six female cadets from military training units.
The celebrations at the Zócalo continued with fireworks and a music program that featured, among others, the Grammy-winning Texas band Intocable. The Mexico City government said that more than 300,000 people attended the event, and the ceremony ended without injuries or incidents. Similar Grito de Independencia ceremonies were also held in cities and towns across the country with the participation of governors and mayors.
