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Grito

Grito meaning

A Mexican outcry characterized by ululation, used as an expression before a battle cry or ranchera.

Example sentences (8)

Guests walk toward vendors at the El Grito de Independencia event at the Moreno Valley Civic Center Amphitheater on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.

Nevertheless, the Grito was an event that shook the isthmus to its very core.

Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico in 1873, "with provisions for periods of apprenticeship." citation Abolition Park in Ponce, Puerto Rico Leaders of "El Grito de Lares" went into exile in New York City.

The first "Grito Libertario" (Shout for Freedom) in any Western Hemisphere Spanish colony is said to have taken place in Sucre in 1809.

The Grito event shook the isthmus to the core.

The Grito was an incredibly brave move by Azuero, which feared quick retaliation by staunch loyalist Colonel José de Fábrega, who had controlled the isthmus' military supplies.

This event is known as the Primer Grito Libertario de América.

While their call for revolution, the grito de Baíre, was successful, the result was not the grand show of force Martí had expected.