Grito de Independencia

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national tradition patriotic ceremony

Grito de Independencia is the traditional patriotic ceremony in Mexico, led by the president and local officials each September 15, that commemorates the start of the Mexican War of Independence with the reenactment of Miguel Hidalgo’s historic “cry of independence.”

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Grito de Dolores	19
Grito de Independencia canonical	2
Día de la Independencia	1
Día de la Independencia de México	1
El Grito	1
Grito de Dolores of 1810	1
Primer Grito de Independencia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T62070 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Grito de Independencia
Context triple: [Independence Day (Mexico), alsoKnownAs, Grito de Independencia]

A. La Borinqueña
La Borinqueña is the official national anthem of Puerto Rico, celebrated for its patriotic lyrics and melody that honor the island’s history and identity.
B. Fiestas Patrias
Fiestas Patrias is Chile’s major national celebration in mid-September, marked by parades, traditional music and dance, barbecues, and patriotic festivities commemorating the country’s independence.
C. American Declaration of Independence
The American Declaration of Independence is the 1776 document in which the thirteen American colonies formally asserted their separation from Great Britain and articulated foundational principles of individual rights and self-government.
D. Himno Nacional Mexicano
The Himno Nacional Mexicano is Mexico’s patriotic national anthem, renowned for its martial tone and verses celebrating the country’s independence, heroism, and national identity.
E. Latin American independence movements
Latin American independence movements were a series of early 19th-century revolutionary struggles across Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas that sought to overthrow European rule and establish sovereign nation-states.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Grito de Independencia
Target entity description: Grito de Independencia is the traditional patriotic ceremony in Mexico, led by the president and local officials each September 15, that commemorates the start of the Mexican War of Independence with the reenactment of Miguel Hidalgo’s historic “cry of independence.”

A. La Borinqueña
La Borinqueña is the official national anthem of Puerto Rico, celebrated for its patriotic lyrics and melody that honor the island’s history and identity.
B. Fiestas Patrias
Fiestas Patrias is Chile’s major national celebration in mid-September, marked by parades, traditional music and dance, barbecues, and patriotic festivities commemorating the country’s independence.
C. American Declaration of Independence
The American Declaration of Independence is the 1776 document in which the thirteen American colonies formally asserted their separation from Great Britain and articulated foundational principles of individual rights and self-government.
D. Himno Nacional Mexicano
The Himno Nacional Mexicano is Mexico’s patriotic national anthem, renowned for its martial tone and verses celebrating the country’s independence, heroism, and national identity.
E. Latin American independence movements
Latin American independence movements were a series of early 19th-century revolutionary struggles across Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas that sought to overthrow European rule and establish sovereign nation-states.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national tradition ⓘ patriotic ceremony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	El Grito ⓘ linked to: Grito de Independencia Grito de Dolores ⓘ linked to: Grito de Independencia
associatedWith	Mexican Independence Day ⓘ Mexican War of Independence ⓘ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ
broadcastBy	Mexican radio stations ⓘ Mexican television networks ⓘ online streaming platforms ⓘ
centralRitual	reenactment of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s cry of independence ⓘ ringing of a bell ⓘ shouting of patriotic vivas ⓘ
commemorates	Grito de Dolores of 1810 ⓘ linked to: Grito de Independencia start of the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
culturalSignificance	major event in Mexican civic calendar ⓘ unifying ritual for Mexican society ⓘ
features	display of the Mexican flag ⓘ fireworks ⓘ patriotic speeches ⓘ public gatherings in main squares ⓘ ringing of the bell of Dolores ⓘ singing of the Mexican national anthem ⓘ
followedBy	Independence Day celebrations on September 16 ⓘ
follows	military parade preparations for Independence Day ⓘ
hasCustom	crowd responds with “¡Viva!” ⓘ president recites names of independence heroes ⓘ shouting “¡Viva México!” three times ⓘ
inception	19th century ⓘ
language	Spanish ⓘ
ledBy	President of Mexico ⓘ municipal presidents ⓘ state governors ⓘ
legalStatus	official civic ceremony in Mexico ⓘ
location	National Palace, Mexico City ⓘ linked to: Palacio Nacional
mainVenue	Zócalo, Mexico City ⓘ linked to: Zócalo
partOf	Mexican Independence Day festivities ⓘ
performedAt	Mexican embassies abroad ⓘ municipal plazas across Mexico ⓘ
precededBy	official civic ceremonies on September 15 ⓘ
recurs	annually ⓘ
relatedHistoricalDate	September 16, 1810 ⓘ
significantEventDate	September 15 ⓘ
symbolizes	Mexican national identity ⓘ Mexican patriotism ⓘ struggle for independence ⓘ
traditionalTime	night of September 15 ⓘ

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