President Pena Nieto Leads Celebration of 203 Years of Mexico's Independence La Prensa
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Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto gives call to arms cry, known as "El Grito," leading festivities in Zocalo Square where tens of thousands of Mexicans celebrate their Independence Day from Spain. (NTD.tv)

MEXICO CITY - President Enrique Peña Nieto led the celebration of the 203rd anniversary of Mexico's independence from Spain.

Peña Nieto participated in the traditional ceremony from the balcony of the National Palace for the first time on Sunday night.

The president, accompanied by first lady Angelica Rivera, gave the "Grito," the traditional Independence Day rallying cry, around 11:00 p.m. as the tens of thousands of people in Mexico City's huge Zocalo plaza cheered.

The ritual of the Grito, one of the most important for Mexicans, consists of national, state and municipal officials shouting "viva" for the heroes of the War of Independence and for Mexico.

The ceremony commemorates Father Miguel Hidalgo's rallying cry early on the morning of Sept. 16, 1810, in the city of Dolores Hidalgo, in the central state of Guanajuato, the birthplace of the independence movement.

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