Conflict episode

Mexican War of Independence, 1810-1821

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla launched the independence struggle with the "Cry of Dolores" on 16 September 1810; after his 1811 execution José María Morelos led a second phase until his own 1815 execution, and the war continued until 1821. Published casualty estimates vary widely, from roughly 250,000 to 600,000 total deaths.

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Parish priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla launched the independence struggle with the "Cry of Dolores" on 16 September 1810; royalist forces captured and executed him in July 1811. A second phase of the insurgency was led by Father José María Morelos, who was captured and executed in 1815. Fighting continued in various regions until 1821. Published casualty estimates for the eleven-year war vary widely, from roughly 250,000 to 600,000 total deaths; no single figure is treated as authoritative.[1]

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    Claim: Parish priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla launched the Mexican independence struggle with the "Cry of Dolores" on 16 September 1810; royalist forces captured and executed him in July 1811. A second phase of the insurgency was led by Father José María Morelos, captured and executed in 1815, with fighting continuing until 1821. Published casualty estimates for the war vary widely, from roughly 250,000 to 600,000 total deaths; no single figure is treated as authoritative.

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