You are now crossing Mission Dolores Park. This park was created in 1905 on the site of a former Jewish cemetery. The following year, it became home to 1,600 people made homeless by the great earthquake. Today, it marks the entrance to the Mission district and is a popular spot for picnicking and admiring the view of downtown skyscrapers and San Francisco Bay. It's also a place where locals come to play sports. You've seen the tennis courts, but there are also basketball courts and soccer stadiums. As you leave the park, you'll see the Mexican Liberty Bell, a gift from the Mexican government in 1966. It's a replica of the bell rung by Reverend Miguel Hidalgo in Dolores, Mexico, on the morning of September 16, 1810, known as the Cry of Dolores, which sparked off the Mexican War of Independence! The original is in Mexico City's National Palace. The Bell echos the statue of the father of Mexican independence, Miguel Hidalgo, installed a few years earlier on the other side of the park. In this part of town, we get a good sense of how closely the history of the United States is, and remains, linked to that of Mexico.