- Story of Hildago's Call for Mexican Independence, The
Recounts the events that led Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla to issue his Grito de Dolores on September 16, 1810 -- Mexican Independence Day.
www.mexonline.com/grito.htm
- Miguel Hidalgo: The Father Who Fathered a Country
Online biography written by Jim Tuck. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla was a father in three senses: a Roman Catholic father, a biological father, and a father of his country -- having launched Mexican Independence.
www.mexconnect.com/mex_/history/jtuck/jthidalgo.html
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Miguel Hidalgo
Extensive biography of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the priest who worked to improve the condition of Mexico's indigenous peoples and who launched the 1810 revolt against Spain, leading to Mexico's independence.
www.newadvent.org/cathen/16045a.htm
- Wikipedia: Miguel Hidalgo
Biography of the parish priest who was the primary instigator in Mexico's war of independence against Spain.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Hidalgo_y_Costilla
- Archives: Father Miguel Hidalgo
Includes an 1847 biography of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, plus the text of many of his letters and proclamations.
www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/hidalgoarchive.htm
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