Brief Summary: Don Miguel Hidalgo

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Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo-Costilla y Gallaga
Mandarte Villaseño
Born 8 May 1753 Pénjamo, Guanajuato, Viceroyalty of New Spain
Died 30 July 1811 (aged 58) Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Viceroyalty of New
Spain. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a Mexican Catholic priest. On
September 16, 1810, Father Hidalgo rang the church bell to announce revolution against the Spanish. Indians and mestizos marched with Hidalgo and captured major cities but were halted at the gates of the capital.
Hidalgo fled north but was caught and shot in 1811. The anniversary of his call is celebrated as Mexico's Independence Day. Miguel Hidalgo y
Costilla was a Mexican Catholic priest who called for revolution against the
Spanish on September 16, 1810. Miguel

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