Ignacio Allende
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Ignacio José de Allende y Unzaga, commonly known as Ignacio Allende, was a captain of the Spanish Army in New Spain who came to sympathize with the Mexican independence movement. He attended the secre
Portrait by Ramón Pérez, 1865
Allende statue in Chihuahua City, Chihuahua.
Posthumous portrait of Ignacio Allende (1769–1811).
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
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Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y Villaseñor, commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican Catholic priest and prominent
Ignacio Allende
…attended the secret meetings organized by Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, where the possibility of an independent Mexico was discussed. He fought along with Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in the first stage of the struggle, eventually succeeding him in leadership of the rebellion. Allende was captured by Spanish colonial authorities while…
Corralejo, Pénjamo, Guanajuato, where Hidalgo was born
Etching depicting Hidalgo's portrait, on a pamphlet celebrating Mexican independence
Miguel Hidalgo proclaimed national independence in Dolores
Statue of Hidalgo in front of his church at Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato