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  2. Cry of Dolores - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla - Wikipedia

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    Signature. 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.

  4. Afro-Mexicans in the Mexican War of Independence - Wikipedia

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    Afro-Mexicans played an important role in the Mexican War of Independence, most prominently with insurgent leader Vicente Guerrero, who became commander in chief of the insurgency. The initial movement for independence was led by the American-born Spaniard priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in central Mexico. White Mexicans quickly abandoned the ...

  5. Mexican War of Independence - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. José Clemente Orozco - Wikipedia

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    National Prize for Arts and Sciences. José Clemente Orozco (November 23, 1883 – September 7, 1949) was a Mexican caricaturist [1] and painter, who specialized in political murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance together with murals by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, and others. Orozco was the most complex of the Mexican ...

  7. Mexican muralism - Wikipedia

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    One scene depicts the independence of Mexico in 1810 with Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, while the other scene shows Hidalgo alongside contemporary independence leaders who contributed to the independence movements of Mexico. [41] Huerta was not only known for her artwork, but also for her literary works, as she was a writer and feminist.

  8. Battle of Temalaca - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Temalaca took place during the War of Mexican Independence on 5 November 1815 in the area around Temalaca, Puebla. The battle was fought between the royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown and the Mexican rebels fighting for independence from the Spanish Empire. The Mexican insurgents were commanded by José María Morelos and ...

  9. La Marquesa National Park - Wikipedia

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    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 of the early Mexican War of Independence in New Spain .