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Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y Villaseñor[4] (8 May 1753 – 30 July 1811), commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or Miguel Hidalgo (Spanish pronunciation: [miˈɣel iˈðalɣo]), was a Catholic priest, leader of the Mexican War of Independence and recognized as the Father of the Nation.
Statues of the heroes of the Battle of Monte de las Cruces, in the park. La Marquesa National Park, with the official name Parque Nacional Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, is a National park in the State of Mexico, in central Mexico. It commemorates the battlefield site of the 1810 Battle of Monte de las Cruces, one of the pivotal battles ...
The Cry of Dolores[n 1] (Spanish: Grito de Dolores) occurred in Dolores, Mexico, on 16 September 1810, when Roman Catholic priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla rang his church bell and gave the call to arms that triggered the Mexican War of Independence. The Cry of Dolores is most commonly known by the locals as "El Grito de Independencia" (The ...
A statue of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla is installed in front of the Legislative Palace of Guadalajara, in the Mexican state of Jalisco. Hidalgo y Costilla is depicted enraged, breaking chains of slavery and urging for freedom. [1] The bronze statue is 4 meters (13 ft) tall and was designed by Ignacio Díaz Morales. [1]
The conflict had several phases. The first uprising for independence was led by parish priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, who issued the Cry of Dolores on 16 September 1810. The revolt was massive and not well organized. Hidalgo was captured by royalist forces, defrocked from the priesthood, and executed in July 1811.
In 1810, Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla began a revolt against the Royalist Spanish in Mexico, which would initiate the Mexican War of Independence. Likewise, in 1811, Juan Bautista de las Casas led a revolt against Spain at San Antonio, capturing the Spanish governor. [1]
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Selected biography 1. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (8 May 1753 – 30 July 1811), more commonly known as Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican Catholic priest and a leader of the Mexican War of Independence . As a priest, Hidalgo served in a church in Dolores, Mexico. After his arrival, he was shocked by the poverty ...