USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla is generally regarded as the “Father of Mexican Independence .” He was born in a rural area of Guanajuato where his father managed a hacienda. He was an excellent student in both theology and philosophy at the then Colegio de San Nicolás Obispo in present-day Morelia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla-“the father of Mexican independence”-launched the Mexican rebellion with his “Cry of Dolores, ” and his populist army came close to capturing the Mexican capital. Defeated at Calderón in January 1811, he fled north but was captured and executed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest who is celebrated as “the father of Mexican independence” for his role in the War of Independence that ended Spanish colonial rule in Mexico.

Detailed explanation-4: -Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a Mexican Catholic priest. On September 16, 1810, Father Hidalgo rang the church bell from his parish in Dolores to announce an uprising against Spanish rule. His makeshift army captured major cities before he suffered a major defeat outside Guadalajara.