José María Morelos

Generalissimo, Military Person

1765 – 1815

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Who was José María Morelos?

José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón was a Mexican Roman Catholic priest and revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War of Independence movement, assuming its leadership after the execution of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811. He was later captured by the Spanish colonial authorities and executed for treason in 1815.

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Born
Sep 30, 1765
Morelia
Also known as
  • Jose Maria Morelos
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Ethnicity
  • Mexicans
Profession
Lived in
  • Morelia
Died
Dec 22, 1815
Ecatepec de Morelos

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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