Who was Miguel Hidalgo? No one seems to have an answer explaining this fierce, contradictory hero of Mexican independence
For three weeks rolling displays of the Mexican flags for sale in all sizes and materials have been plying local streets, announcing the September 15-16 national celebration of the beginning of Mexico’s bloody 11-year struggle for independence from Spain. Thousands of people were killed just in the first months of the 1810 uprising. And for the most part, the rebellion was led by disillusioned criollo and mestizo Catholic priests.