Mexico City (AP) – President Claudia Sinbaum Became the first female leader to celebrate Mexico’s independence in 215 years, she has a message that she will not accept foreign intervention, and is an important statement when she negotiated pressure from the US.
Sinbaum led a traditional ceremony on Monday night from the balcony of Mexico City’s National Palace, known as “grit” or “crying” in English. It is an annual tradition when on September 15th, when the president rang a bell marking a call for weapons during the battle between 1810 and 1821 to gain independence from Spain.
President Claudia Sinbaum overcomes the annual Independence Day Military Parade in Mexico City on Tuesday, September 16th, 2025 (AP Photo/Fernando Lulano)
Independence Day is officially celebrated on September 16th, but the “Grit” ceremony took place the night before over a century.
The traditional military parade continued on Tuesday, with Sinbaum repeating that “foreign forces will not make decisions for us.”
Children are looking for an Independence Day military parade along Reforma Ave. in Mexico City on Tuesday, September 16th, 2025 (AP Photo/Jon Orbach)
The plane flies in the colors of the Mexican flag during the annual Independence Day military parade in Mexico City on Tuesday, September 16th, 2025 (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
In a speech before her cabinet and thousands of soldiers, Sinbaum added, “Interference is not impossible in our hometown,” and although she did not mention any particular country, her words come at the moment when Mexico cracked down on drug cartels and asked them to do more to strengthen border security.
US President Donald Trump The administration even offered to send our troops to fight the cartels, some of which were declared by his government as terrorist organizations, but Sinbaum repeatedly refused.
Her administration is more aggressive at chasing cartels than her predecessors, pointing to handing over dozens of cartel figures to American authorities and lowering fentanyl attacks at the US border. However, Sheinbaum argues that the action was carried out because it was good for Mexico, not because of our pressure.
Shanebaum He took power in October As Mexico’s first female president.
People watch fireworks on Monday, September 15th, 2025, during Independence Day celebrations in Norcaro, Mexico City’s main square (AP Photo/John Obach)
