Mexican Independence Day
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Mexican Independence Day is a national holiday in Mexico celebrated on September 16 to commemorate the start of the country’s war of independence from Spain, marked by patriotic festivities and the reenactment of the “Grito de Independencia.”
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mexican Independence Day canonical | 9 |
| Grito de Dolores ceremony | 2 |
| Independence Day of Mexico | 2 |
| Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico | 1 |
| Día de la Independencia | 1 |
| Día de la Independencia de México | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T284291 — 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: Mexican Independence Day Context triple: [Grito de Independencia, associatedWith, Mexican Independence Day]
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A.
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday that commemorates the 1862 victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla and is widely celebrated, especially in the United States, as a festival of Mexican culture and heritage.
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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.
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C.
May Revolution Day
May Revolution Day is an Argentine national holiday commemorating the 1810 uprising in Buenos Aires that marked the beginning of the country’s struggle for independence from Spanish rule.
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D.
Grito de Independencia
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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E.
Mexican War of Independence
The Mexican War of Independence was an early 19th-century armed struggle in which Mexico broke free from Spanish colonial rule, ultimately establishing itself as an independent nation.
- 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: Mexican Independence Day Target entity description: Mexican Independence Day is a national holiday in Mexico celebrated on September 16 to commemorate the start of the country’s war of independence from Spain, marked by patriotic festivities and the reenactment of the “Grito de Independencia.”
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A.
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is a Mexican holiday that commemorates the 1862 victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla and is widely celebrated, especially in the United States, as a festival of Mexican culture and heritage.
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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.
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C.
May Revolution Day
May Revolution Day is an Argentine national holiday commemorating the 1810 uprising in Buenos Aires that marked the beginning of the country’s struggle for independence from Spanish rule.
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D.
Grito de Independencia
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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E.
Mexican War of Independence
The Mexican War of Independence was an early 19th-century armed struggle in which Mexico broke free from Spanish colonial rule, ultimately establishing itself as an independent nation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independence day
ⓘ
national holiday ⓘ public holiday ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
16 de Septiembre
ⓘ
Dieciséis de Septiembre ⓘ Mexican Independence Day ⓘ
surface form:
Día de la Independencia
|
| associatedCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Ignacio Allende
ⓘ
José María Morelos y Pavón ⓘ Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla ⓘ |
| beverageAssociated |
mezcal
ⓘ
tequila ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Grito de Independencia
ⓘ
surface form:
Grito de Dolores
beginning of Mexico’s struggle for independence from Spain ⓘ start of the Mexican War of Independence ⓘ |
| conflict | Mexican War of Independence ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
celebration of independence from colonial rule
ⓘ
expression of Mexican national identity ⓘ |
| date | September 16 ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
boost in retail and food sales
ⓘ
increased tourism in Mexico ⓘ |
| eveCelebrationDate | night of September 15 ⓘ |
| foodAssociated |
chiles en nogada
ⓘ
pozole ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| historicalEventLocation | Dolores, Guanajuato ⓘ |
| keyCeremony | presidential Grito de Independencia ⓘ |
| keyCeremonyLocation |
Palacio Nacional
ⓘ
surface form:
National Palace, Mexico City
Zócalo ⓘ
surface form:
Zócalo, Mexico City
|
| legalRecognition | recognized in Mexican federal labor law as a mandatory rest day ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive national television and radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| misconception | often confused internationally with Cinco de Mayo ⓘ |
| musicGenreAssociated | mariachi ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Mexican citizens
ⓘ
Mexican diaspora ⓘ Government of Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
Mexican government
|
| officialStatus | federal public holiday in Mexico ⓘ |
| presidentialRole |
President of Mexico recites the Grito de Independencia
ⓘ
President of Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
President of Mexico rings the bell of Dolores
|
| relatedEvent |
Mexican War of Independence
ⓘ
Treaties of Córdoba ⓘ
surface form:
Treaty of Córdoba
|
| relatedHoliday | Cinco de Mayo ⓘ |
| startYear | 1810 ⓘ |
| symbol |
Mexican flag
ⓘ
green, white, and red colors ⓘ |
| typicalCelebrations |
Grito de Independencia reenactment
ⓘ
display of Mexican flags ⓘ fireworks ⓘ music and dancing ⓘ parades ⓘ patriotic speeches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mexican Independence Day Description of subject: Mexican Independence Day is a national holiday in Mexico celebrated on September 16 to commemorate the start of the country’s war of independence from Spain, marked by patriotic festivities and the reenactment of the “Grito de Independencia.”
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Día de la Independencia
this entity surface form:
Grito de Dolores ceremony
this entity surface form:
Bicentennial of the Independence of Mexico
this entity surface form:
Grito de Dolores ceremony
this entity surface form:
Independence Day of Mexico
this entity surface form:
Independence Day of Mexico
subject surface form:
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
this entity surface form:
Día de la Independencia de México