He says he will form an alternative government, and he's chosen to announce that government on the 16th of September in the same place and on the same day the Mexican military celebrates Mexico's independence day.

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In 1897, a group of Mexican-Americans in El Paso refused to observe Mexico's independence day, explaining that it meant nothing to them.

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The Very Large Array (VLA) is a bank of radio telescopes in New Mexico, US, and has appeared in a number of films including Contact and Independence Day.

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