Sept. 16 marks the anniversary of Mexican Independence Day, the date in 1810 when Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Mexican priest, held an early morning mass and rang the bell of his church to encourage his people to fight against Spain for their freedom. The call signaled the official beginning of Mexico's war for independence. While Hidalgo was captured and executed the next year, Mexico won the war a decade later and became its own country. The event is often confused with Cinco de Mayo, which... Greg daveress comment-14124 2009-09-21T00:21:27Z 2009-09-21T00:21:27Z I believe the word in today's world is "interdependence" and, yes all nations have become to be dependent of others in many different ways. Cheers. daveress 2009-09-21T00:21:27Z Joel Rosenberg comment-13809 2009-09-16T18:10:08Z 2009-09-16T18:10:08Z Yeesh Joel Rosenberg 2009-09-16T18:10:08Z Davi Rodrigues comment-13807 2009-09-16T17:37:54Z 2009-09-16T17:37:54Z Great! When will mexico stop being dependent upon the US? Can't wait to see a formal declaration and a withdrawal of thier forces, including the remittances, illegally present citizens, and become a self supporting nation again. They just traded one dependence for another. Davi Rodrigues 2009-09-16T17:37:54Z