Jose Maria Teclo Morelos y Pavon (1765-1815), right, Mexican Roman Catholic Priest who became leader of the revolutionaries after the exection of Miguel Hidalgo. Capture of Morelos by Royalist supporters, 5 November 1815. He was executed by firing squad on 22 December. Mexican War of Independence (from Spain) 1810-1820.

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Jose Maria Teclo Morelos y Pavon (1765-1815), right, Mexican Roman Catholic Priest who became leader of the revolutionaries after the exection of Miguel Hidalgo. Capture of Morelos by Royalist supporters, 5 November 1815. He was executed by firing squad on 22 December. Mexican War of Independence (from Spain) 1810-1820.

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