When did Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla make his famous speech about independence from spain?
Hidalgo had initial success, capturing towns like Guanajuato, Guanajuato and moved towards Mexico City. However, he was unable to keep control of his popular army that looted the towns and cities they captured.[4][7] In the forested mountain area of Monte de las Cruces, he engaged royalist forces under Torcuato Trujillo. Hidalgo won but suffered heavy losses.[8] Despite probably military advantage,[5]Hidalgo decided to turn away from capturing Mexico City and moved to the north and west[9] to Guadalajara.[5] Hidalgo was persued and attacked by royalist forces several times along the way to Guadalajara.[10] Hidalgo reached Guadalajara, establishing an alternative government with himself at the head and two appointed ministers.[11] Meanwhile, the bishop of Guanajuato excommunicated Hidalgo and those under him, declaring them to be heretics, perjurers and blasphemers on 24 December 1810.[11] The royalist army defeated the insurgents again in Guadalajara and Hidalgo fled north towards the
