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Article: A CRY OF INDEPENDENCE AND FAREWELL.(Lifestyles/Spotlight)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- September 8, 1997
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Byline: Sherri Vasquez Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer
El grito herido, the loud, soulful cry that speaks volumes about heartbreak and sadness, is one of my favorite things about Mexican music.
Ranchera singers have perfected the heartwrenching grito, but the most revered griton in Mexico is a surprising figure.
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Creole priest, gave the grito heard 'round the world when he delivered el grito de Dolores, or the Cry of Dolores, on the night of Sept. 15, 1810.
This grito, however, wasn't part of a song. Instead it was a stirring speech that inspired Indians and mestizos to rebel against 300 years of Spanish ...