Updated October 25, 2016. Definition: A budget deficit is when spending is greater than the revenue received for that year. That's known as deficit spending. The national debt is the accumulation of each year's deficit. When revenue exceeds spending, that creates a budget surplus.
Quick Answer. Mexico gained independence from Spain on Sept. 27, 1821. On Sept. 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla declared independence from Spain by issuing the Grito de Dolores and launched the Mexican War of Independence. The war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Cordoba on Aug. 24, 1821.
Texas Independence Day. Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. With this document signed by 59 delegates, settlers in Mexican Texas officially declared independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas. It is not, however, an official state holiday whereby offices are closed, but instead a partial staffing holiday; state offices are required to be open on that day but with reduced staffing. See also