Dolores Hidalgo (in full, Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional) is a small city and its surrounding municipality in the north-central part of the Mexican state of Guanajuato. It is located at 21.17° N 100.93° W, at an elevation of about 1900 metres (6200 feet) above sea level. In the census of 2005 the city had a population of 54,843 people, while the municipality had 134,641 inhabitants. The city lies directly in the center of the municipality, which has an areal extent of 1,590 km² (613.9 sq mi) and includes numerous small outlying communities, the largest of which is Río Laja. Municipal Palace of Veracruz Municipalities (municipios in Spanish) are the second-level administrative division in Mexico (where the first-level administrative division is the estado, or state). ... The United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos or Mexico) comprises 31 states (estados) and one federal district (Distrito Federal), which contains the capital, Mexico City. ... Guanajuato is a state in the central highlands of Mexico. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ...

History

The city was a small town known simply as Dolores when Miguel Hidalgo uttered his famous cry for the independence of Mexico (the "Grito de Dolores") there in the early morning hours of September 16, 1810. After Mexico achieved independence, the town was renamed "Dolores Hidalgo" in his honor. Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mondarte Villaseñor (May 8, 1753 – July 30, 1811) also known as Cura Hidalgo (Priest Hidalgo), was the chief leader of Mexicos war of independence against Spain. ... The Grito de Dolores was the call for the independence of Mexico given by Miguel Hidalgo on September 16, 1810 in the town of Dolores Hidalgo, near Guanajuato. ... // 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr declared Prince of Wales by his followers. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Today Dolores Hidalgo is known primarily for its ceramics industry, which provides income to well over half the town's population. The inexpensive and mass-produced output of the town is marketed throughout Latin America. Fixed Partial Denture, or Bridge The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word κεραμικός (keramikos). ...

The central square of the town, in front of Father Hidalgo's historic church, is popular on weekends for the many unusual flavors of locally-made ice cream sold by vendors from small barrows.

On September 28, 1810, Hidalgo’s forces killed more than 500 Spaniards and Creoles ; 2000 Indigenous Mexicans died in the fighting. September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Olmec script These glyphs written in Epi-Olmec script, the earliest examples of writing in the Americas, give a calendar date of 7. ...

References

• Link to tables of population data from Census of 2005 INEGI: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática

• Guanajuato Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México

External links

• Dolores Hidalgo Cuna de la Independencia Nacional Official website
• (Spanish) (English) (French) Guanajuatocapital.com: The best website about Guanajuato city