what is diez y seis de septiembre
Diez y Seis de Septiembre. Houston Institute for Culture. On the church steps in the town of Dolores Hidalgo, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Castilla read the Gritto de Hidalgo (or Call of Hidalgo) in 1810. That day, September 16 (Diez y Seis de Septiembre), Father Hidalgo launched the Mexican War of Independence against Spain.