Assignment 5B

Viva La Republica - Una Pagina de Gloria

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I came across this piece while researching Miguel Hidalgo. It connects to our studies as it is how Hidalgo rallied his constituents to revolt against the Spaniards.
The first that sticks out to me in this piece are the bold words or proclamation of independence. Even more impressive is the fact that this piece of literature includes Hidalgo’s own face. I find that interesting because I would expect someone who had such revolutionary and potentially (and actually) deadly ideas to want some form of anonymity. But that wasn’t the case with Hidalgo. He had a set of beliefs and did not hide from them – again for better or for worse.