Editing Dolores Hidalgo (section)

==History== 
[[Image:Tumba de José Alfredo Jiménez.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Tomb of José Alfredo Jiménez]]
The city was a small town known simply as Dolores when Father [[Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla]] uttered his famous cry for the independence of Mexico (the ''[[Grito de Dolores]]'') there in the early hours of September 16, 1810, in front of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores parish church. After Mexico achieved independence, the town was renamed ''Dolores Hidalgo'' in his honor.

Today Dolores Hidalgo is known primarily for its [[ceramic]]s industry, started by Father Hidalgo, which provides income to well over half the city's population. The inexpensive and mass-produced output of the town is marketed throughout Latin America and the United States. The central square of the town, in front of Fr Hidalgo's historic church, is a popular tourist spot.

A place of pilgrimage in Dolores Hidalgo for many fans of [[ranchera]] and popular music is the tomb of [[José Alfredo Jiménez]], one of the country's most beloved singers and songwriters, as well as one of the most prolific popular songwriters in the history of western music. He is buried in the town cemetery.

Footballer [[Adolfo Bautista|Adolfo "El Bofo" Bautista]] and USA Olympian [[Leonel Manzano]] were born here.
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