Just before midnight on September 15, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo, a priest from the small town of Dolores near Guanajuato ordered the church bells to be rung and cried out to the native Mexicans and the working classes of mixed origin, urging them to stand up and take back the lands stolen from their forefathers, ending with the now-famous cry: “Long live Mexico!” This is known as El grito (shout or cry) de Dolores, or just El Grito, September16 — Diez y Seis — is celebrated as Mexico’s Independence Day.
This work is made up of six sculptures in commemoration of the Bicentennial, made by Camilo Ramírez and inaugurated on November 25, 2010, precisely one day before the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of Hidalgo’s arrival in Tlaquepaque; this work is composed of six sculptures:
The first statue is of Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla; the next is that of a woman who represents the mother country. The two of them carry the banner of the Virgin of Guadalupe. The third statue is that of a young man who represents the strength of the people, the fourth is that of an eagle that represents the guide of the armed movement. then there is that of the old woman with the flame of peace and finally there is the figure of the child who represents future generations and the need to resolve the injustices that still remain, because “the cry continues”.
It is located at the intersection between the Andador Independencia and the Army Walkway.
