Question

Using your prior knowledge of major events in 1808, why do you think Hidalgo chose to join an underground independence movement at this point?

Answer 1

The priest Miguel Hidalgo was a key character for the outbreak of Mexico's Independence in 1810. The main reason why he decided to joint the Independence was because he was angry of the inequality between the Spanish people who came from Spain and the Spanish people that born in America (criollo novohispano). Since Miguel Hidalgo was a criollo novohispano, he wanted to have the same rights as all the Spanish conquerors.