Celebrate Mexico's independence on September 16th, not on May 5th
For reasons I'll never understand, the US decided years ago to use May 5th (a minor holiday in Mexico) as a day to celebrate "Americans of Mexican Ancestry". This has led a lot of people to believe that date to be the day of Mexico's independence (probably by relating to the American 4th of July).
Nothing could be further from the true. Mexico's independence day is actually celebrated on September 16th. On that date we commemorate the start of the war for independence, started on the wee hours of September 16th, 1810, when Miguel Hidalgo, then a priest of the small town of Dolores, Guanajuato, rang the bells of his church to gather the townsfolk and start the insurrection. If you want to know more about this historical event, take a look at the following video, it was produced by the Mexican government as part of the celebrations for the upcoming bicentennial celebration. Ramiro Berrelleza
