Free and independent Mexico was born in Jalisco, with the signing of the act of adhesion to the Plan of Iguala on June 13, 1821; 3 months and 14 days before Independence was declared in Mexico City.
Last night the Governor of Jalisco, Enrique Alfaro Ramírez, gave the Cry of Independence in front of an empty Plaza de Armas. In his previous message, issued from the Historic House of San Pedro Tlaquepaque, the Governor recalled that this year marks two centuries since the consummation of the Independence of Mexico, during which he highlighted the role that Jalisco had in the insurgency war.
In the compound where General Pedro Celestino Negrete signed the act of adhesion to the Plan of Iguala on June 13, 1821, and where priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla stayed in 1810 on his way to Guadalajara when he was received triumphantly, Governor Enrique Alfaro recalled that the history of free and independent Mexico was born in Jalisco.
For the second consecutive year, added the president, the circumstances of the pandemic forced the Independence Celebration to be at a distance, the Cry without festivals in the center of the city, to which is added the solidarity with the citizens who due to natural tragedies have suffered losses in recent months.
“Giving the Cry of Independence in front of an empty square is one of the hardest experiences I have ever faced, but today we have to put the festivities aside. We have to be in solidarity with those who are going through a tragedy, and of course we have to contribute to contain the contagion of Covid-19, avoiding unnecessary crowds, but also, we have to celebrate by applying principles of austerity that are consistent with the reality we are going through," said the president.
"Leading the celebrations in the state for the Independence of Mexico is an honorable attribution that we have as a government, but directing public resources towards the most urgent and important needs of Jalisco is also a responsibility that I have to fulfill as Governor," he said.
In the message issued by Jalisco TV, Alfaro Ramírez specified that the year 2021 has been complicated in budgetary terms due to the readjustments due to the health emergency, so that in the midst of the recovery of damages due to Hurricane “Nora” that have affected at least 30 municipalities of the State, the Governor ratified his message of solidarity to the families that have lost their assets.
“Instead of making an opulent Cry of Independence today, our most important message is to tell the families who have been left with their houses empty, isolated, or even without a roof to sleep, that we are with you. We are not going to leave them alone and we will allocate all available resources to immediately recover the heritage that took them years of work to build,” he said.
The message was recorded at number 208 on Independencia Street in the center of San Pedro Tlaquepaque, where Pedro Celestino Negrete signed the adherence to the Plan of Iguala, or Plan of the Three Guarantees, proclaiming the particular independence of this province, Nueva Galicia, on June 13, 1821, three months and 14 days before Agustín de Iturbide did the same in Mexico City.
Jalisco was the first province to proclaim independence that was later extended to the entire kingdom, a motive that gave rise to a united, diverse, confederate, and non-centralized nation. In this historical enclosure, the Governor pointed out that Jalisco made a watershed to what are now the free and independent states.
After recalling the history of this entity, Enrique Alfaro pointed out that Nueva Galicia remained in a process of transformation and consolidation, outlining a position of autonomy and self-sufficiency, and explained that the importance of knowing history is to not repeat it.
“In this crusade against centralism and subjugation, Jalisco was also the first-born in the search for independence and federalism that allowed the new nation to reorient the first steps in independent life, assuming the principles of the republic; freedom, autonomy, and sovereignty."
“Recalling the history of a people of progressive spirit and ideas, we can walk towards a future in which national unity depends on mutual respect between government and institutions, on coordination under just precepts and in which there are always illustrious men and women willing to put all their effort and heart so that Jalisco continues to be the cradle of freedom.”
The governor asked citizens to continue applying sanitary measures to combat Covid, and spoke out for continuing to be a people of solidarity in the face of this new stage in history, which has undoubtedly marked the course of Jalisco and Mexico.
"Long Live the free and sovereign state of Jalisco, Long Live Mexico!" the state leader concluded this September 15.