1. Miguel Hidalgo
(Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, San Diego Corralejo, Guanajuato, 1753 - Chihuahua, 1811)
MexicanPatriotalsoknownbythenickname of Father Hidalgo. Consideredthefather of
theMexicannation,was a priest and soldierwhoexcelled in thefirststage of theWar of Independence
of Mexico, whichbeganwithanactknown in Mexicanhistoriography as Grito de Dolores.