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
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on July 23, 2013
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