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Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y Villaseñor: Born 8 May 1753 Pénjamo, Nueva Galicia, Viceroyalty of New Spain: Died: 30 July 1811 (aged 58) Chihuahua, Nueva Vizcaya, Viceroyalty of New Spain: Cause of death: Execution by firing squad: Buried

Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y Villaseñor: Apodo: El Padre de la Patria: Nacimiento: 8 de mayo de 1753 Pénjamo (Nueva España) Fallecimiento: 30 de julio de 1811 (58 años) Chihuahua (Nueva España) Causa de muerte: Fusilamiento: Sepultura: Monumento a la Independencia: Nacionalidad: español mexicano ...

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 ...

Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (May 8, 1753–July 30, 1811) is today remembered as the father of his country, the great hero of Mexico's War for Independence. His position has become cemented in lore, and there are any number of hagiographic biographies available featuring him as their subject.

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary leader who is called the father of Mexican independence.

In 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, launched the Mexican War of Independence when he issued his Grito de Dolores, or “Cry of Delores.” Shows This Day In History Schedule ...

Often confused with Cinco de Mayo by people living in the United States, Mexico’s independence day actually marks the moment in 1810 when Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest known as ...

Hidalgo y Costilla, Miguel (1753–1811) Mexican priest and revolutionary. Of Creole birth, he was a priest in Dolores, Guanajuato, where he plotted a revolt against Spain. With an untrained army of 80,000, he captured Guanajuato and Valladolid, but failed to generate support among the ruling class. Defeated by government forces at Calderón ...