José María Morelos

José María Teclo Morelos y Pavón (30 September 1765, Ceety o Valladolid, nou Morelia, Michoacán – 22 December 1815, San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State ofi México) wis a Mexican Roman Catholic priest an revolutionary rebel leader who led the Mexican War o Unthirldom muivement, assumin its leadership efter the execution o Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1811. He wis later captured bi the Spainyie colonial authorities an executit for traison in 1815.

José María Morelos
A paintin o José María Morelos
Born	30 September 1765(1765-09-30) Ceety o Valladolid (nou Morelia, Michoacán)
Dee'd	22 December 1815(1815-12-22) (aged 50) San Cristóbal Ecatepec, State o México
Years o service	1810-1815
Rank	Caiptain general
Battles/wars	Mexican War o Unthirldom Siege o Cuautla Battle o Escamela

References

• Gustavo Watson Marron, director of the historical archive of the archdiocese, cited in El Universal, 31 August 2009

Freemit airtins

• Wallace L. McKeehan, "José María Morelos Man o God, Warrior & Patriot" Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
• "Mexico Builds Her Own Statue Of Liberty" Popular Science Monthly, February 1936