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Miguel Hidalgo

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Miguel Hidalgo
Posthumous portrait of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811), by Joaquín Ramírez, 1865[1]
Birth nameMiguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y Villaseñor
Born(1753-05-08)8 May 1753
Pénjamo, Nueva Galicia, Viceroyalty of New Spain[2][3]
Died30 July 1811(1811-07-30) (aged 58)
Chihuahua, Nueva Vizcaya, Viceroyalty of New Spain
Cause of deathExecution by firing squad
Buried atÁngel de la Independencia, Mexico City
AllegianceMexico
Service/branchMexican Insurgency
Years of service1810–1811
RankGeneralissimo
Battles/warsMexican War of Independence
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Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (8 May, 1753 – 30 July, 1811) was a Mexican priest.[4] He started Mexico's war of independence against Spain.

Hidalgo made a speech in 1810 now called the Grito de Dolores. He called on the people to support the King of Spain against the rebellious Viceroy of Mexico. After a few months he was taken prisoner and executed by firing squad. After he died, several other people, such as Vicente Guerrero, kept fighting against the Spanish until 1821, when Mexico became an independent country. Hidalgo is remembered today as a great liberator in Mexico.

The Mexican state of Hidalgo is named after him because is the Miguel Miguelito

References

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  1. ↑ "Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla". Mediateca INAH (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Vázquez Gómez, Juana (1997). Dictionary of Mexican Rulers, 1325–1997. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. ISBN 978-0-313-30049-3.
  3. ↑ "I Parte: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811)" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  4. ↑ Britannica.com: Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla | Mexican leader | Britannica.com, accessdate: September 16, 2016


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