LAS VEGAS ( FOX5 ) — North Las Vegas is getting ready to honor Hispanic heritage month in a big way on Sunday.

As Hispanic Heritage month begins, in North Las Vegas, it will kick off with a celebration rooted in history. At the heart of it all is El Grito de Dolores – the battle cry that sparked Mexico’s war for independence in 1810.

“The Grito de Dolores literally means cry of pain, but what it is, actually, it was a call to revolution by the legendary priest, father padre hidalgo there, right, when he rang the bell to call people to take up arms against the Spanish colonizers,” said Councilman Isaac Barron.

The tradition lives on for more than 2 centuries later, not just in Mexico but across Latin America, and in cities like North Las Vegas, where the Mexican Consulate will join loc

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