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Aided by local peoples, along with revolutionary leaders Mariano Matamoros and Ignacio López Rayón, Morelos occupied territories in southern and central New Spain, leading the Siege of Cuautla and capturing Acapulco, New Spain's main port in the Pacific Ocean.
José María Morelos (born September 30, 1765, Valladolid, Mexico—died December 22, 1815, San Cristóbal) was a revolutionary priest who assumed leadership of the Mexican independence movement after Miguel Hidalgo’s 1810 rebellion and subsequent execution.
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May 15, 2019 · Learn about the life and legacy of José María Morelos, a Mexican priest who led the fight for independence from Spain in 1810-1815. Find out how he differed from Hidalgo, fought against the Spanish, and was executed by them.
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José María Morelos y Pavón, nacido como José María Teclo Morelos Pavón y Pérez (Valladolid, Reino de México, 30 de septiembre de 1765-San Cristóbal de Ecatepec, Intendencia de México, 22 de diciembre de 1815), fue un sacerdote, militar y político novohispano que destacó como el jefe insurgente de la segunda etapa de organización en ...
Conoce la vida y obra de José María Morelos, religioso, político y militar mexicano que lideró el movimiento independentista tras la muerte de Hidalgo. Descubre sus logros, sus ideales, su captura y su ejecución en esta biografía detallada y documentada.
José María Morelos y Pavón ( b. 30 September 1765; d. 22 December 1815), foremost Mexican insurgent leader in the struggle for independence. Born in Valladolid, he worked as a scribe and accountant from 1779 to 1790, when he began ecclesiastical studies at the College of San Nicolás, where he met Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811).
José María Morelos (1765-1815) was a Mexican parish priest who joined the forces seeking to liberate Mexico from Spanish rule. He became the greatest of the insurgent military commanders, and as a statesman he advocated far-reaching political and social reforms.
