Comparing and Contrasting Primary and Secondary Sources on the Topic of the Mexican War for Independence

The Revolutionary Americas Try It — Comparing and Contrasting Primary and Secondary Sources on the Topic of the Mexican War for Independence

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Title of document Mexican Independence Struggle for Mexican The Cry of Dolores Spirits of Moctezuma… from Spain Independence Take Pride

Date document Unknown Unknown September 16, 1810 September 14, 1813 created

Author of document Unknown - Unknown – History.com Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Jose Maria Morelos Public Broadcasting website Website

Purpose/Audience To inform the reader To inform the reader To rally the people to To provide a justification of document about how Mexico gained about how Mexico gained fight for independence for self-rule and the its independence from its independence from from Spain. stated goal of protecting Spain. Spain. the rights of the people, cultural institutions and religion.

Author’s Point of Author objectively Author objectively The rebellion is a just The biblical reference to View outlines the main facts of outlines the main facts of cause with god on their Israelites implies god is the Mexican War for the Mexican War for side. on their side; and that this Independence. Independence. is a just cause that will be won.

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Information that is On September 16, 1810, On September 16, 1810, On September 16, 1810, The author makes similar to other the priest Miguel Hidalgo the priest Miguel Hidalgo Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla reference to the town of sources y Costilla urged the y Costilla urged the made the speech known Dolores, which can be (corroborated Mexicans to fight for Mexicans to fight for as the Cry of Dolores in inferred as Hidalgo’s Cry information) independence from independence from Spain which he called for the of Dolores Speech. Spain. in a speech known as people to join him in the He acknowledges the “Grito de Dolores.” fight for independence The revolution was led by leadership of Hidalgo. from Spain. Creoles or Spaniards The revolution was led by Morelos is mentioned as born in Mexico who were Creoles or Spaniards From the speech it can a revolutionary leader in treated as second class born in Mexico who were be inferred that Hidalgo Secondary Source #2. citizens compared to the treated as second class led a militia to fight the Spaniards born in Spain. citizens compared to the Spanish as stated in Spaniards born in Spain Secondary Source #2. The revolution was supported by the native The revolution was people and Mestizos supported by the native (people of native and people and Mestizos Spanish heritage). (people of native and Spanish heritage). The Mexican Revolution was from 1810 to 1821. The Mexican Revolution was from 1810 to 1821.

Information that is Hidalgo ordered the In addition to a cry for From the speech it can Many other revolutionary different from other arrest of the Spaniards independence, Grito de be inferred that Hidalgo leaders were mentioned sources living in the village of Dolores called for the led a militia to fight the that were not in the other Dolores before he made redistribution of land and Spanish as stated in sources. his “El Grito” speech. racial equality. Secondary Source #2.

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No one really knows for Hidalgo led a militia from certain what Hidalgo said village to village until he in this his “El Grito” was defeated in January speech. 18ll and was captured and executed. The Creoles opposed the French rule of Napoleon’s Morelos, Matamoros and brother Joseph Bonapart Gurerrero continued to (King of Spain). lead armies against the Spanish loyalists until The Creoles were they gained their conservative and independence in 1821 opposed the liberal ideas with the Treaty of originating from France Cordoba, establishing and the United States. Mexico as an Sept. 15 and 16 are independent monarchy. celebrated as Mexico’s By 1823, Antonio Lopez Independence Day. de Santa Anna and Gudalupe Victoria established the first Mexican Republic. Sept. 16 is celebrated as Mexico’s Independence Day.