José María Morelos
(1765-1815)
Mexican priest and rebel leader of Mexican War of Independence
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José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón ( ) (September 30, 1765 – December 22, 1815) 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. Morelos and Ignacio López Rayón are credited with organizing the war of independence. Under Morelos the Congress of Anáhuac was installed on September 13, 1813, and in November 6 of the same year congress declared the country's independence. On October 22, 1814, a constitution, Decreto Constitucional para la Libertad de la América Mexicana, was drafted by the Congress which declared that Mexico would be a Republic.
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1 September 1765 City of Valladolid
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| Died |
22 December 1815 (aged 50) San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State of México
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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