Mexican flag 'proudly raised' at Fresno City Hall

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno's Mayor Jerry Dyer acknowledged and celebrated Mexico's independency from Spain connected Monday.

Sept. 16 is recognized annually arsenic Mexican Independence Day; according to the Library of Congress, Mexico's warfare for independency from Spain started connected Sept. 16, 1810, erstwhile the radical of the Dolores parish religion were urged to instrumentality up arms and fight.

On Monday, the City of Fresno on with the Consulado de México raised the Mexican Flag astatine Fresno City Hall.

"We proudly raised the Mexican emblem astatine City Hall," Mayor Dyer said successful a station to societal media.

Fresno's politician besides added the metropolis not lone recognizes the Mexican vacation but honors each 1 of Mexican descent successful the city.

"Celebrating contiguous is not lone astir the independency of Mexico from Spain but besides astir honoring and valuing each idiosyncratic of Mexican descent that lives successful our city," Dyer said.