Latin American Revolutions Project

Miguel Hidalgo (1753–1811) - Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader. Most Mexican people will say that he is the "Father of the Country." In 1810 he lead a movement to declare independence from Spain which is known as the Mexican War of Independence. The war was fought between the Criollos, Mestizos and Peon's in Mexico and the people of Spain. Independence was achieved in this area because near the end of the war Agustín de Iturbide's army was joined by rebel forces from all over Mexico and when the rebels' victory became certain, the Viceroy of New Spain resigned. Because of the enlightenment many people realized that they are not being treated fairly and started to revolt against their government. One perfect example of this is the French Revolution and because of this event, people of other countries started to revolt against their governments too and that's how this independence movement was influenced.