Mexico bicentennial celebrations

A little girl wearing traditional clothes during a parade in Mexico City celebrating the 200th anniversary of independence Photograph: Carlos Jasso/AP

Female soldiers of the Mexican Army dressed as revolutionary "Adelitas", parade during the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the country's independence Photograph: RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images

A Mexican army sniper parades in camouflage Photograph: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP

Mexican navy special forces during the traditional Independence Day military parade in Mexico City Photograph: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP

Mexican federal police march during Independence Day celebrations Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP

Mexican Army special forces Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters

Mexican female army soldiers in Mexico City Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP

Military aircraft fly over the The Angel of Independence Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP

Soldiers of the armed forces of Chile parade in gala uniform during the Independence Day military parade in Mexico City Photograph: Dario Lopez-Mills/AP

Police officers take part in celebrations in Monterrey, northern Mexico Photograph: Carlos Jasso/AP

A Mexican soldier dressed in historical uniform takes part in a parade Photograph: Claudio Cruz/AP

The army takes part in a military parade closing the celebrations of the Mexican bicentenary in Mexico City Photograph: Rodolfo Angulo/EPA

Mexico City: The Colossus – a 20-metre high sculptur representing a revolutionary fighter. The work is by Juan Carlos Canfield Zapata and was specially made for the celebrations Photograph: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images

Fireworks light the sky over Zócalo square in Mexico City as thousands take part in Independence Day celebrations. A $40m spectacle of fireworks, rock concerts and parades kicked off the party Photograph: Shashenka Gutierrez/EPA

Acrobats form the word Mexico during Independence Day celebrations Photograph: Eliana Aponte/Reuters

Actors perform during an Independence Day ceremony in Mexico City
Photograph: Ronald Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images

Chinelo dancers perform during a bicentennial parade. The Chinelos dance is a traditional dance from Morelos in Mexico Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP

Mexico City celebrates the 200th anniversary of its 1810 uprising Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP

Devil dancers perform during a parade in Mexico City Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP

People gather in Zócalo Square as Mexico marks the 200th anniversary of the day rebel priest Manuel Hidalgo set it on its path to independence Photograph: Eliana Aponte/Reuters

A dancer performs during an Independence Day parade in Mexico City Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP

Men wearing Aztec costumes perform in Mexico City Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP

Women wear masks representing La Calavera Catrina (the elegant skull). The image has often been used in Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico Photograph: Miguel Tovar/AP

Volunteers move dummies representing Mexican revolutionaries Photograph: Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images

Soldiers fire cannon as they take part in bicentennial celebrations marking the Mexican war of independence 1810-1821 Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters

Military events commemorate the different battles that took place in Mexico during the war Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters

Mexican troops salute Photograph: Henry Romero/Reuters

Mexican troops wear period costume. More than 14,000 police officers, including snipers on rooftops, are policing the bicentennial events in Mexico City Photograph: HENRY ROMERO/Reuters