On the morning of September 16 , or Independence Day , the national military parade starts in the ZÃ calo ( another name for the Plaza de la ConstituciÃ n ) . It goes past the Hidalgo Memorial and ends on the Paseo de la Reforma , Mexico Cityâ s main boulevard . On the morning of September 16 , or Independence Day , the national military parade starts in the ZÃ calo , passes the Hidalgo Memorial and ends on the Paseo de la Reforma , Mexico Cityâ s main boulevard .