Events
- September 16 – Grito de Dolores: Miguel Hidalgo, a Catholic priest from Dolores, Guanajuato, incites the revolt that becomes Mexico's Independence War.
- September 28 – The door of the Alhóndiga de Granaditas is set on fire by El Pípila, allowing the Insurrection to take over the Spaniard's control of the building.
- October 30 – The Battle of Monte de las Cruces takes place in Ocoyoacac
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“Just as a mirror may be used to reflect images, so ancient events may be used to understand the present.”
—Chinese proverb.
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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