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The Mexican Revolution began on November 20, 1910 as an attempt to overthrow the rule of Mexican President Porfirio Diaz, who had been in power since 1877. Diaz stepped down and submitted to exile in 1911.
DÃ­a de la Independencia (Independence Day) Independence Day is celebrated in Mexico on September 16. This date is widely considered to be the starting point of the Mexican War of Independence from Spain, and the events were started by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla.