Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was born on May 8, 1753 in Corralejo near Guanajuato, Mexico. He died on July 30, 1811 in Chihuahua, Mexico. He was the second of eleven children by Cristobal Hidalgo and his wife. Hidalgo attended the Jesuit Secondary school, received a bachelor's degree in theology, and philosophy in 1773 from the San Nicolas College. His father was the Hacienda administrator, the Hacienda in which Hidalgo was born, and grew up on. He learned French in school, which influenced him to become a Catholic priest in 1778. In 1803, his elder brother died, that is when he took over and became the priest of Dolores, Guanajuato. There, he promoted economic activities such as; pottery factory, carpentry workshops, harness making, weaving, and brickmaking. He planted mulberry trees, vineyards, and olive groves. This was known to be a tradition around the ancient world that gave…show more content… This tradition was brought to the new world by the Europeans who established the American wine industry in the 19th century. In 1808, Spain was invaded by french troops, Napoleon the first wanted to give the throne to the emperor’s brother, Joseph Bonaparte. Many mexicans began secret societies to advocate independence from spain. Hidalgo was part of an independence group to start the revolution.
The most scandalous thing that Don Miguel Hidalgo did was give a famous speech, “The Cry of Dolores” or better known as the “Grito de Dolores”, this was the spark that initiated the fight for independence against the Spaniards. On September 16, 1810, the bell that was at the top of the local church was rung by Hidalgo, the people of Dolores gathered in the square because they knew that the bell meant some sort of
