This year, Mexico celebrates a couple of significant milestones and the entire country is gearing up for one very big party. Officially promoted as Mexico’s bicentennial year, 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of independence from Spain as well as the centennial of the Mexican Revolution which ousted a dictatorial regime and resulted in a new constitution. While many Americans mistakenly assume that Cinco de Mayo (the 5th of May) is Mexico’s version of the 4th of July, the country’s independence is actually celebrated on September 16th. At the heart of the observation of this date is the “Grito de Dolores,” the battle cry uttered just before midnight on September 15th,…