President Enrique Peña Nieto delivered his second ‘Grito’ from the presidential palace on 15 September to mark Mexico’s independence in a ceremony which was reproduced by mayors in the 2,457 municipalities across the country. The occasion is supposed to symbolise national cohesion. As such it was slightly ironic that it came just days after a public spat between the federal government and the governor of the north-western state of Sonora, Guillermo Padrés Elías, over the serious toxic spill from the Buenavista del Cobre copper mine in the state last month.End of preview - This article contains approximately 624 words.
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