. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. n September 28th and killed. The treasure seized amounted in value to three million pesos, and the city, as wasthe case at Celaya, was pillaged,though Hidalgo exerted himself tothe utmost to prevent such Venegas now recog-nized the formidable character ofthe revolution and took energeticsteps to quell it. Volunteer troopswere enlisted. A price of ten thou-sand pesos was put on the head ofeach of the leaders of the revolu-tion; Hidalgo and his followerswere excommunicated, and theInquisition cited the patri
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. n September 28th and killed. The treasure seized amounted in value to three million pesos, and the city, as wasthe case at Celaya, was pillaged,though Hidalgo exerted himself tothe utmost to prevent such Venegas now recog-nized the formidable character ofthe revolution and took energeticsteps to quell it. Volunteer troopswere enlisted. A price of ten thou-sand pesos was put on the head ofeach of the leaders of the revolu-tion; Hidalgo and his followerswere excommunicated, and theInquisition cited the patriot priestto answer charges of heresy andapostasy. Valladolid (Morelia)was occupied, without resistance,by the patriots, who emancipatedslaves and abolished tribute pay-ment. With his funds greatlyincreased in this town, Hidalgoprepared to march on the capitalwith an army, or perhaps moretruly a rabble, of eighty thousandmen. At this time he was proclaimed generalissimo with Allende as captain-general and Aldama, Ballerza, Jimenez and Joaquin Arias, JOSE MARIA MORELOS. THE BATTLE FOR INDEPENDENCE 69
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