Mexican priest and soldier (born 1753)

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla

Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla Gallaga Mandarte y Villaseñor, commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or simply Miguel Hidalgo, was a Mexican Catholic priest and prominent leader of the Mexican War of Independence, who is recognized as the Father of the Nation.

Born

1753

May 8

Died

1811

Era

1750s

Country

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Miguel, in brief

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1811 Died

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589 Reccared I opens the Third Council of Toledo, marking the entry of Visigothic Spain into the Catholic Church.
1360 The Hundred Years War: the Treaty of Brétigny is drafted between King Edward III of England and King John II of France (the Good).

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