Hidalgo insurgency

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The Hidalgo insurgency was the initial phase of the Mexican War of Independence, led by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and characterized by a massive popular uprising against Spanish colonial rule beginning in 1810.

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Grito de Dolores uprising 1
Hidalgo insurgency canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
phase of war
characterizedBy anti-peninsular sentiment
mass popular uprising
participation of indigenous people
participation of mestizos
commemoratedBy Mexican Independence Day
commemoratedOn September 16
conflict Mexican War of Independence
country Viceroyalty of New Spain
endDate 1811-07-30
followedBy Morelos campaign
goal end of Spanish colonial rule
independence of Mexico from Spain
hasCause Spanish colonial rule in New Spain
influence of Enlightenment ideas
political crisis in Spain after Napoleonic invasion
social inequality in New Spain
ideology Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Mexican nationalism
languageOfParticipants Spanish
indigenous languages of New Spain
leader Ignacio Allende
Juan Aldama
Mariano Abasolo
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
location Bajío region
linked to: Bajío

Guanajuato
Michoacán
State of Mexico
notableEvent Battle of Calderón Bridge
Battle of Monte de las Cruces
Capture of Guanajuato
linked to: Siege of Guanajuato

Grito de Dolores
opponent Spanish colonial authorities
Viceroyalty government of New Spain
royalist forces
partOf Mexican War of Independence
result capture and execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
continuation of war under new leaders
defeat of Hidalgo’s main forces
significance marked the beginning of the Mexican War of Independence
mobilized large non-elite sectors of New Spanish society
startDate 1810-09-16
startPlace Dolores, Guanajuato
Parish of Dolores
usedSymbol banner of Our Lady of Guadalupe

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Suppression of early stages of the Mexican War of Independence hasCause Grito de Dolores uprising
linked to: Hidalgo insurgency