15 Independence Day of five Central American countries — Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua — on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

The following day is a national holiday ... which was then the regional capital of Central America under Spanish rule, proclaimed their independence from Spain on September 15, 1821.

It is a ceremonious call made at nightfall every Sept. 15 outside the ... and gain their independence. Sept. 16, however, is officially considered Mexico's Independence Day. The ringing of the ...